Example sentences of "if [pers pn] are [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then they were both laughing , and the little woman , coming up and slapping Joe between the shoulders with such force that he coughed , said , ‘ Do n't look as if you are bein' confronted by a whale . |
| 2 | You can not blame the puppy if you are being boring ! |
| 3 | So , if you are being pulled over , rather than letting go of the boom completely and having to raise the rig again , you can save a lot of time and energy by letting out the back hand until you have regained your composure . |
| 4 | It seems , though , that even if you are being reasonable in refusing to agree to a change , that does not necessarily mean that it is unfair to push the change through and dismiss you because of your reluctance to go along with it . |
| 5 | If you are being selected for redundancy in preference to one or more of your colleagues , it is worth trying to find out why . |
| 6 | If you are being bullied at the moment you will know how completely hurtful and upsetting it can be . |
| 7 | If you are being honest with yourself and with her and you really are terribly pressed for time , you will never be short of concrete reasons to give , and she will find these much more acceptable and less hurtful than vague excuses , provided , of course , that your overall treatment of her is one of care and not neglect . |
| 8 | In the first place , if you are being seen in a hospital out-patient department , the doctor who sees you should write to your GP to inform him of what treatment has been given . |
| 9 | After all , if you are being asked to co-operate with the hypnotherapist , it is important that you should be aware of what is going on . |
| 10 | If you are being pressurised by someone , use this tactic ; it 's the ‘ I 'm just looking , thank you ’ or the ‘ I 'll go away and think about it ’ response to the pushy salesperson . |
| 11 | ‘ And if you are being bewitched , ’ said Fael-Inis , ‘ and if you are being manipulated , then it is only so that we may save the world . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ And if you are being bewitched , ’ said Fael-Inis , ‘ and if you are being manipulated , then it is only so that we may save the world . ’ |
| 13 | Meanwhile , if you are being pestered by a nuisance caller , telephone 150 for practical advice . |
| 14 | Even if we are being too pessimistic , the loss of policy credibility implied by the pound 's departure from the ERM is likely to see longer rates raised in line with increased currency and inflation risk premia . |
| 15 | We have to know if we are being successful or not . |
| 16 | But we usually think of time as hours and minutes and seconds too if we are being very exact . |
| 17 | The West Germans , known as ‘ Westies ’ , treat the ‘ Easties ’ as if we are were illiterate idiots . |
| 18 | With no approved test in place , no sign of compensation and the property market blighted by nervous lenders , Cornish houseowners wonder if they are being fairly served . |
| 19 | Tree-nesting species , if they are being approached by a predator , have little hope of concealing their nests . |
| 20 | So if they are being slightly overfed they may occasionally rebel and leave a new dish of food untouched . |
| 21 | It may be done through their general practitioner , or , if they are being discharged from hospital and obviously need help in the home , it may be arranged by the hospital social worker . |
| 22 | Children and young people have a right not to be mistreated , and are entitled to expect that adults will intervene to help them if they are being abused or neglected . |
| 23 | It is still more usual for the husband 's name to come first when signing Christmas cards , eg John and Jane rather than Jane and John , and the surname should be added if they are being sent to slight acquaintances . |
| 24 | This is to make it clear to whom the letter is intended , to ensure that the recipient has an address for further correspondence and to provide the address for window envelopes if they are being used . |
| 25 | Frozen chicken livers are already cleaned , so if they are being used the only preliminary required is the thawing-out process . |
| 26 | Field men , however , are constantly reminded that industrialists and farmers work on a principle of equity : they can readily discover the standards which their competitors must observe and may complain if they are being handicapped . |
| 27 | This makes it possible to study subtle processes of coordination : for example , when words are repeated they are generally pronounced less clearly after the first time , but only if they are being used to refer to the same thing . |
| 28 | If they are being fooled now by many other countries , is it not right that we must seek a strong , new , international non-proliferation treaty containing vigorous verification provisions backed by United Nations sanctions ? |
| 29 | Shareholders need to be told enough to judge if they are being ripped off |
| 30 | Remember that the staff are the key part of any operation , and if they are being prevented from doing their best because of the poor standards of their tools , then the business will suffer overall . |