Example sentences of "[adv] if it be [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A silkworm — actually the caterpillar of the silk moth — will spin the cocoon that can yield an astonishing 800 metres of pure silk only if it is fed leaves from the white mulberry tree . |
| 2 | A typical gas instantaneous water heater will give a temperature rise of 50°C with a flow rate of around 6.5 litres/minute — so if it is taking water from the mains at 10°C , it will raise the temperature to 60°C . |
| 3 | A horse that is underfed is likely to be dull and lethargic ; whereas an overfed horse which has too little exercise , especially if it is fed grain , is likely to be over-excited and silly . |
| 4 | Rechem believes the results to be unscientific , and under the new agreement will be able to append its own commentary to the council 's existing document , especially if it is to form part of a submission to the European Commission . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't care much for it myself , Lieutenant , especially if it 's a military plane and even more especially if it 's carrying bombs of any sort . |
| 6 | Hospice administrator Deidre Shaw said : ‘ Our shop is a most essential source of income and can only operate well if it is given support by the public . |
| 7 | But the charge that sterling policy was the main cause of the British predicament is more difficult to sustain , even if it is made part of a vicious circle of poor performance . |
| 8 | Chances are it 's MS-DOS ( even if it is badged Compaq or Zenith or whatever , Microsoft wrote it ) , but there are a fair few other packages out there as well . |
| 9 | to tell his constituents that with London 's share of world trade in financial services is increasing and is now at twenty seven percent that the financial services sector round the U K four point three billion , that those employees that he refers to are in fact in an industry which even if it is redistributing employment it 's nevertheless growing . |
| 10 | Even if it were to acquire Palatine , its North Western tied house stock would only increase to some 330 . |
| 11 | Hewlett-Packard Co , which has n't said yet if it 's using NT , has Microsoft helping it support HP 's 4mm digital audio tape ( DAT ) drives for backup and archiving : Microsoft Corp will make it an icon on the NT screen . |