Example sentences of "if i be [prep] " in BNC.

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1 After the jump , no doubt I might simply regret not having died , but only if it no longer matters to me how I die , only if I am past caring about the value of my acts .
2 If I am with you all the time , I may persuade you to stay , against your better judgement .
3 Turning left into the shops I wonder if I am under surveillance from Rufus 's boys .
4 During the summer months I can usually get away with leaving my boat conveniently tied up to the pier , but only if I am at home to keep an eye on the weather : in Shetland , even in summer , a gale can blow up from the south east , causing a swell to set into the voe .
5 I wonder if I am at the right do and half-expect two boxers to make an appearance .
6 If I am to be punished unfairly , could we return to the subject of volunteering for the Parachute School ? ’
7 If I am to be disappointed , I should like to get it over . ’
8 Therefore , much as I may myself enjoy theatre-going and much as I may cheer when I see a full theatre , I must contain my own enthusiasm if I am to be a cool observer .
9 Planning over an 11-year period could , I believe , bring about a veritable revolution , especially if the whole curriculum ( both subjects and cross-curricular themes ) can be welded together , but I want to see some rapid practical progress if I am to be reassured .
10 If I am to be autonomous , God must go .
11 During the time I spent at home I seem to have eaten nothing but apples and , if I am to be believed , an inordinate number of them .
12 ’ — And if I am to be a great Kha-Khan , I ought to be able to recognise when I am being told the truth . ’
13 He said : ‘ I am doing it my way and if I am to be able to beat Alain Prost I want to do it on the track by out-driving him , not by any other means .
14 For example if I am in my late fifties and I have a mother in her early eighties and she dies I will grieve for her .
15 If I am in sickness , my sickness may serve Him ; in perplexity , my perplexity may serve Him ; , if I am in sorrow , my sorrow may serve Him .
16 If I am in sickness , my sickness may serve Him ; in perplexity , my perplexity may serve Him ; , if I am in sorrow , my sorrow may serve Him .
17 On the other hand if I am in a drama experience my own actions and things about me may trap me into believing I am in an actual event .
18 If I am in the mood , fine .
19 If I am in a studio and initially feel slightly lukewarm towards a particular piece I find it does not last very long because I soon get caught up with the work of a strong artist .
20 If and in so far as there are any presumptions which assist in my conclusions ( and I instinctively dislike introducing presumptions in reaching a decision of fact as crucial as this ) , the presumption that a state of affairs continues until the evidence suggests that it no longer pertains is more to the point than the submission of Mr. Levy that the sanctity of life is so vital an interest to protect that if I am in any doubt that should take precedence .
21 I shall check the exact figure with the SDA and , if I am in a position to reveal it , I shall do so .
22 If I am in the habit of greeting my neighbour or a regular passer-by in the morning , I must not omit to do so , or I shall cause immediate pain and offence .
23 you see I 've got one in the front room and I had this one put in so then I say if I am in the kitchen , I say , I lift up the receiver , hello , and hear who it is and then I , I say hang on while I get round the chair and then you see I sit on the arm of this chair and talk because er it 's difficult to stand too long
24 If I am in doubt , I overshoot .
25 I , for one , am not sure if I am in favour of remote boats , it may just be me getting older and , therefore , less responsive to new ideas and gadgets .
26 Well , you see , here 's a typical example here of the way is thinking she says , could there have been er could there not be more contact and cooperation er , if I am in a group providing music , which she is , there 's every chance that the readers will have no knowledge of our intentions prior to our arriving in church , but why do n't the music people tell ?
27 They 've told me what to do if I am in pain .
28 Feeling as if I were under an enchantment , I walked the narrow way , between vivid white handrails that shone in the half-light .
29 I never asked her for total commitment ( after all , if I were into monogamy would I have done such a good job of dangling that little Limnititzker tsatskeleh in front of her nose ? ) , but I would have hoped the woman would stand by me in a crisis .
30 The earth curved up and around me wherever I went , as if I were at the bottom of a dish , and no matter how far I travelled I could get no nearer the rim — like a spaceman hurtling , as he thinks , towards the edge of the universe , only to find it unfolding before him and closing in behind , so that he is always at the centre .
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