Example sentences of "if it be [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People will wonder if it is their fault that the person who died in the road traffic accident perhaps was not looking where they were going because of being preoccupied with what was happening just before they left home . |
| 2 | I always advise people to have a bitch if it is their first Rottweiler . |
| 3 | The governors should ensure that any hazard is reported to the LEA as soon as possible , or rectify this themselves if it is their responsibility . |
| 4 | ‘ Nowadays the only time anyone orders champagne is if it is their birthday , ’ mourned Mr Mongiat . |
| 5 | Indeed , the only non-interventionist element in all these proceedings has been the Scottish Secretary 's refusal to intervene to protect the rights of the people of these communities who must have the right , if it is their wish , to have a bridge built as an integral part in the overall development of an infrastructure serving the needs of the area . |
| 6 | For example , cunnilingus ( licking a woman 's vulva or clitoris ) may be risky with a woman with HIV if it is her period , because infected blood may enter her partner 's bloodstream if she has cuts or sores in her mouth . |
| 7 | Probably the most accurate statement would be that a person intends to kill if it is his or her purpose to kill by the act or omission charged , or if he or she foresees that death is practically certain to follow from that act or omission . |
| 8 | He wo n't believe it was a trick , but everyone here knows it was , ’ he said.A spokeswoman for Sizewell B said : ‘ We believe it 's not a wind-up , but if it is his friends will get a good ticking off ! ’ |
| 9 | A person whom there are grounds to suspect of an offence must be cautioned before any questions about it ( or further questions if it is his answers to previous questions that provide grounds for suspicion ) are put to him for the purpose of obtaining evidence which may be given to a court in a prosecution . |
| 10 | ‘ A person whom there are grounds to suspect of an offence must be cautioned before any questions about it ( or further questions if it is his answers to previous questions that provide grounds for suspicion ) are put to him for the purpose of obtaining evidence which may be given to a court in a prosecution . |
| 11 | Jesus did not actually say that John would survive until the Second Coming , but , ‘ If it is my will that he remain until I come , what is that to you ? ’ ( 21:23 ) . |
| 12 | But what if it is your screaming ? |
| 13 | If it is your passion that is in the driving seat , ask yourself whether you care what effect the actions of your free will will have upon others or upon yourself . |
| 14 | If it is your own mother who is bereaved , the fact that you are grieving too will probably help you both a good deal , as you will be able to share your sorrow and comfort each other ; though in some families shared sorrow occasionally leads to friction and unreasonable apportioning of blame for trivial or imagined omissions in the course of the terminal illness of the deceased . |
| 15 | If it is your mother-in-law who has come to live with you , even greater efforts will usually be required on both sides if there is to be peaceful co-existence , for this is always a challenging relationship ( there are not too many Ruths and Naomis around ) . |
| 16 | If it is your intention to add a fully scripted commentary , you will need to work out the timings . |
| 17 | If it is your intention to set a cat among the pigeons or let loose an eagle in the dovecote , you do n't send a postcard in advance announcing your intentions . ’ |
| 18 | And if it is your , your view that y y your , your organs may be used in , in advance , and if that 's known to your relatives it 'll make a very very difficult time for them a great deal less difficult than it might have been otherwise . |
| 19 | Sir , if it is your wish , I will now open the case . |
| 20 | ‘ But if it is your wish to die , then by all means let us set to . |
| 21 | ‘ If it is your wandering corporal in hospital , what were you planning ? ’ she asked . |
| 22 | If it is your home as well ‘ disruption ’ is almost a euphemism ! |
| 23 | But as you said if it is your responsibility you 'll have to do it all yourself , there are lots of resources and lots of other people who can actually help you out who have the knowledge and you can use because you can use it as a development tool ca n't you for some of your members of the section to give them some training expertise . |
| 24 | This is particularly true if it is your first investment . |
| 25 | If it is your first work of fiction of any great length , I think you are doing the right thing putting it forward for appraisal by the Eastern Arts Board , you are lucky in your part of the country to have this . |
| 26 | If it is your first work of fiction , you should also look at it as part of your groundwork which although it may never see the light of publication , is of great benefit to you as a writer . |
| 27 | You do n't provide warnings if it is your intention to kill . ’ |
| 28 | Cos I mean to say , even if it is your father |
| 29 | Please , Lord , if it is Thy will , let me — ‘ |
| 30 | If it 's her computer though , they might just erm , thingy it and change it to suit them . |