Example sentences of "if [pron] believe the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I was up in Oregon at the time and got back to find that the tremor had shoved the sewage pipes up a few inches and thrown the water out of the lavatories , a well-known portent of Satan 's arrival , if you believe the infernal guidebooks . |
2 | but if you believe the proper price |
3 | Choosing this date also allows Balboa and his company a little breathing space : they can spend two full days marching from the unpleasantness in Quareca to the summits of the coastal range — rather more reasonable a period than the few hours that elapse if we believe the earlier date . |
4 | If one believes the second conjunct , one must invoke an unusual explanation for the sounds emanating from my mouth . |
5 | They must draw attention to national needs if they believe the educational system is not adequately meeting them . |
6 | He spoke without conviction , as if he believed the last phrase was something he was obliged to say rather than genuinely believed . |