Example sentences of "if it be [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it is contractors they 're happy doing anything . |
| 2 | ‘ If it is defenders we need , who will lead until we can join them ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Liam Devlin , if it is Devlin they choose , is hardly going to parachute into the courtyard at St Mary 's Priory tomorrow night , Jack , and if he did , so what ? |
| 4 | Italy is a country packed with things to do and sights to see , and if it is sports you are looking for , Italy is , again , the place to go . |
| 5 | If it is power we seek , then our grammar of living is to communicate the need of achievement . |
| 6 | If it is politics you are interested in — as distinct from government , which is something quite different — the place to look from now on is the opposition . |
| 7 | Australian cricketers commuting to and from England have breezed through the island since the beginning of such journeys in 1878 , but usually with the attitude that if it is Tuesday it must be Trincomalee . |
| 8 | If it 's Kerry he 'll be round ! |
| 9 | Oh , I always wonder about that , I never know whether it 's correct I mean it certainly sounds better as you said , she did n't take her hand away , but I always find that when I 'm writing something down , I 'm torn , if it 's dialogue I want to say they did n't , could n't and all things come in . |
| 10 | If it 's pasta she comes here and asks us to cook it for her . |
| 11 | If it 's crowds you want , you can even get to Venice in three hours . |
| 12 | ‘ If it 's crack Ah 'll fuckin' kill ye , man . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ That wo n't do you any good if it 's escape you 're looking for . ’ |
| 14 | It ca n't be Rachel , it wo n't be Jancey , and if it 's Victor I 'm not at home . |
| 15 | Now if it 's tablets they 've taken we do n't do whatever Angie did years ago in , in Eastenders and , and then she 's walked up and down and given gallons of coffee , what you do is keep your casualty at rest , nil by mouth because you , if you give them any fluid whatsoever it 's going to dilate , dilute the tablets that are in the stomach , and once they 're diluted they 've gone into the system quicker , mm , so there 's nil by mouth , now if you 're going to get up and walk them up and down because come on you must walk up and down , what 's happening to this per these tablets ? |
| 16 | I mean it 's different if it 's clothes they need , good . |
| 17 | no , if it 's Joan I 'm , I 'm not in |
| 18 | I 'll get it , if it 's Joan you 're not coming for |
| 19 | If it 's seaweed it must mean rain |
| 20 | If it 's money you want , I do n't have much with me , but what I got you 're welcome to . |
| 21 | If it 's attitude you 're after , there 's gobfuls of it . |
| 22 | poor Derek , I mean I do n't know whether Derek 's away , did n't bother to come up on , if if he did n't bother to come Friday well he 's still laying on the bench , but if it 's Jack you see , the other day she well give did you ask him , I said no I do n't mention it till Friday to him and then when I get the next one I 'll say well is it this week 's or last week 's ? |
| 23 | Tails so if it 's tails you read it first |
| 24 | If it 's comfort you 're after , a padded design is the ultimate in luxury while woven cane also provides gentle support . |
| 25 | If it 's courage it takes to put sports cars and coupes into production then the product planners at Mazda deserve a medal . |
| 26 | If it 's hits you want , you got ‘ em , loads of them , every one of them perfectly performed from ‘ Song For Whoever ’ , ‘ You Keep It All In ’ to ‘ A Little Time ’ . |
| 27 | So if it 's drama you 're seeking , let's ask the Adjutant if he 's yet appointed an Entertainments Officer . ’ |
| 28 | Sarella turned in time to catch Marc 's worried glance following the reckless path of the jeep , but then he turned , and she could almost believe she 'd imagined that fleeting expression when he gave her a cynical smile and said , ‘ If it 's proverbs he wants I could have swopped him a more appropriate one . ’ |
| 29 | If it 's jewellery it 's harder , it will show up , erm if you 're marking things like engagements rings , then the best thing to do is actually take photographs of them with a ruler or some sort of erm comparison of the size of the item cos if you do like a a ring on a photograph it 's gon na , it 's gon na come out like a , so if you got a ruler to say , you know , it 's only sort of one and a half inches in width or whatever , then we can actually get a clear picture of , of that . |
| 30 | When the edge of the knitting flat , steam it to set it ; if it 's wool you can even press it — just the very edge , not the whole rib . |