Example sentences of "then it [modal v] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If she 's not in the district then it 'll be difficult . |
| 2 | And then it 'll be ready for printing out . |
| 3 | That 's side B now and then it 'll be full |
| 4 | and you work on the computers what you 're gon na be and then it 'll be silly if they brought you to a nursery afterwards if you wanted to be |
| 5 | If their shells are near the Julies , then it might be politic to shuffle them gradually to the other end . |
| 6 | If we were to seek an explanation in the fact that Gandhi , as we have seen , does not equate ahi sā with non-killing and notes the distinction between ahi sā and hi sā by indicating that hi sā means killing from motives of anger or selfishness and ahi sā means refraining from so doing , then it might be possible to be a believer in ahi sā and yet kill , provided the killing is not prompted by angry or selfish motives and is performed with detachment as one 's duty . |
| 7 | If you find yourself thinking , ‘ You ca n't change thoughts and beliefs just like that ’ , then it might be wise to examine your attitudes and beliefs about change ! |
| 8 | If it merely has a few extra grammes of plutonium squirrelled away ( something explicable as an oversight — or the ‘ oops ’ factor ) , then it might be ready to end its quarrel with the rest of the world in return for a deal that could even bring diplomatic recognition from America , together with trade and aid from South Korea and Japan . |
| 9 | If it 's ever proved that the mink has had an unacceptable effect on the environment , then it might be difficult , if not impossible , to redress the balance . |
| 10 | If the Society shall at any time convert the Garden into buildings for habitations or to any other uses , save such as are necessary for a physic Garden , for the culture , planting and preserving of trees , plants and flowers , and such like purposes , then it shall be lawful for Sir Hans Sloane , his heirs and assigns to enter upon the premises and to hold the same for the use and benefit and in trust for the said president , Council and Fellows of the Royal Society , subject to the same rent and to the delivery of specimens of plants . |
| 11 | Then it would be right . ’ |
| 12 | But er given the er the position in terms of there is a policy statement in the structure plan which refers to the A sixty one and A fifty nine relief roads , er if it 's going to be helpful then e as well as the er A fifty nine , then it would be appropriate to show the western relief road rather than a series of er of arrows , to similarly show that I think we 'd have to show that as two st two er stars or arrows rather than one because we would need to er indicate both to the north and south of the A fifty nine . |
| 13 | This was that if we did n't take part in the inquiry , then it would be easy for the pro-nuclear lobby to accuse us of ignoring democracy , throwing up the chance to have our say , implying that our case was too weak to risk exposure . |
| 14 | The signature certainly looked right , he 'd seen it often enough , but then it would be easy for Himmler to get the Führer 's signature on something , just one document amongst many . |
| 15 | The point to make here is that if it is good enough for the courts to judge a publication as a whole then it would be perverse of a librarian to do otherwise in book selection . |
| 16 | Then it would be possible to set matters right and return to the correct position of Clause 9 . |
| 17 | If the focus of helping young people in residential care were redefined to identify the development of personal self-worth as a primary aim , then it would be possible to achieve this by including both dimensions , neither to the exclusion of the other . |
| 18 | If parallel market rates were lower and instrument prices higher , then it would be possible to sell parallel instruments , at a high price , and with the proceeds buy a similar instrument with regard to risk and maturity in the discount market at a low price , and therefore higher yield . |
| 19 | If people did not naturally groan , grimace , or whatever , ‘ then it would be impossible to teach a child the use of the word ‘ tooth-ache ’ ’ . |
| 20 | If their appetites return following the deprivation then it would be pointless of anyone to argue , after the manner of Regan , that by barring them from eating what they prefer the farmer is harming their interests . |
| 21 | If that were all Olson were saying , then it would be reasonable enough and would provide an interesting basis for historical study of the reasons for specific literacy practices in specific cultures . |
| 22 | If it can be shown that most children recorded as unoccupied in the census also had economically inactive lone mothers then it would be reasonable to assume that the concerns about numerator-denominator bias expressed by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys may be exaggerated . |
| 23 | This does not mean , however , that they could not easily become unrestricted by a future change in policy : if the fleet of cars subsequently becomes superfluous then it would be nonsensical not to put the fund back to where it originated . |
| 24 | then it would be good and if I |
| 25 | If your coaching structure is not comparable to the categories in the questionnaire , then it would be useful if you could follow the headings as closely as possible and if necessary an ‘ educated guess ’ would be appreciated . |
| 26 | In my judgment , once it is recognised , as inevitably it must be , that a self-regulating organisation may have to act with urgency in order to achieve its purpose , then it would be undesirable to cumber it with the necessity to make a judgment as to whether time admits of an opportunity to make representations . |
| 27 | In my judgment , once it is recognised , as inevitably it must be , that a self-regulating organisation may have to act with urgency in order to achieve its purpose , then it would be undesirable to cumber it with the necessity to make a judgment as to whether time admits of an opportunity to make representations . |
| 28 | For example , if it were shown that the reduction of through-traffic was the principal reason for the reduction in accidents , then it would be efficacious to dispense with the expensive street furniture and speed-reduction measures . |
| 29 | If , no matter how randomly you threw matter around , the resulting conglomeration could often be said , with hindsight , to be good for something , then it would be true to say that I cheated over the swallow and the whale . |
| 30 | wished to do evil , then it would be evil . |