Example sentences of "if it be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet would it not have been better for them if 't were not done at all ? |
| 2 | This critic may have been thinking of a well-known passage in one of the Nativity sermons in which Andrewes keeps up a series of puns in Hebrew , Latin and English for three pages on the word Emmanuel : ‘ If it be not Immanu-el , it will be Immanu-hell … . |
| 3 | And if it be not the fact , it can not be apparent to the judges … |
| 4 | MacDowell 's got a load to deliver and he wants a hand so we 'll do it in the lunch hour ; new headquarters of the respected firm of MacDowell and Co : ye esteemed Eagle and Child public house to be found ( if it be not removed by ye demolition men ) at the corner of — you feel like coming then ? |
| 5 | What power , then , must prayer have if it be well intentioned ? |
| 6 | Nevertheless an object , resting on the ground by its own weight alone , can be a fixture , if it be so heavy that there is no need to tie it into a foundation , and if it were put in place to improve the realty … |
| 7 | ‘ I am delighted to see you again , even if it be under such tragic circumstances . |
| 8 | If the room be too mean , and too little for the books ; if it be too much out of repair ; if the situation be inconvenient ; if the access to it be dishonourable ; is the library keeper to answer for it ? … |
| 9 | The project pointed out that an audit is easier if it is carefully planned and responsibility for particular aspects is shared out . |
| 10 | Under present UK law , a company has a separate legal personality ; and its members , even if it is wholly owned by another company , are not — at any rate in theory — liable for its debts and other obligations . |
| 11 | If the parent bird is aquatic and is making its display on water , it may turn on its side , flap one wing awkwardly in the air and paddle itself in a circle as if it is hopelessly crippled . |
| 12 | I have little doubt that , if it is broadly accepted by the Secretary of State and then implemented through the work of the subject working groups , teachers ' assessment skills will be vastly improved . |
| 13 | If it is well handled , the pictures will speak for themselves and the dialogues will never fall short of pupils ' or teachers ' expectations . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ No book can be dangerous if it is well written ’ . ’ |
| 15 | If it is well written , so much the better . |
| 16 | The visual impact of materials never fails to illicit a response if it is well chosen . |
| 17 | Some shielding from sum , wind and rain should be provided even if it is just a capping to the board , and the whole fixed on some sheltered wall . |
| 18 | Myself and a mate are making a video in the hope of sponsorship , even if it is just some wheels or something . |
| 19 | Everyone has some quality they like , even if it is just that you are kind to animals . |
| 20 | However , if it is just a matter of not liking the doctor , or of finding his attitude casual , there would be no point in exposing your elderly parent to the trauma of a ‘ post-mortem ’ on the death of their doctor/patient relationship . |
| 21 | The first four months of 1993 could be a tricky time for family relationships and an acrimonious parting of the ways can not be ruled out — even if it is just a temporary estrangement . |
| 22 | I mean , you might think ‘ well , what goes on in the staffroom does n't get round to the kids ’ but it does , it does , even if it is just through the teacher 's own attitude . |
| 23 | Thus , an individual merger might be seen , as an individual merger , to be totally innocuous , but if it is just one more merger among a spate , then the overall trend towards the monopolisation of industry in general may be worrying . |
| 24 | If it is just a consequence of the new system … no worries : - ) |
| 25 | You know , and if it is just the way it happens , particularly when you get a er , an envelope with says here you are , have free drinks , you know that some people , they do n't drink at all so they can go to somebody else and say here you are . |
| 26 | There is a definite spark between Vronsky and Anna at their first meeting and they are affected by each other even if it is just subconsciously . |
| 27 | A work ‘ can only be politically correct if it is also literarily correct ’ . |
| 28 | Once the analyst and the client are satisfied that the procedure is effective , then it is necessary to decide if it is also efficient , as effectiveness could be achieved by employing unnecessary resources . |
| 29 | How can History be a unity if it is also conflictual , if each action is aimed at destroying the other and results in a double negation in which the original aims of each action have been destroyed by the other ? |
| 30 | If we can accept the change , there will be an administration fee of £10 per person ( £25 per person if it is also necessary to re-issue travel documents ) , plus any additional charges due . |