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Example sentences of "[vb base] if [pron] [vb mod] be [vb pp] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	They say if it can be done on water , it can be done on Mission Bay , the largest aquatic playground in the world .
2	Lakatos 's theory gains support if it can be shown that episodes in the history of science , that have been inexplicable in terms of rival methodologies , are explicable in terms of the methodology of research programmes .
3	I mean if they can be put in a room or
4	I do not believe those powers would be of use My Lords I er take the view that they would not have been abused by past Home Secretaries , no not by men like the late Tutor Reed or the Noble Lord Jenkins or the Noble Lord Callaghan , they would not be abused today by my Right Honourable Friend Mr Howard , I doubt if they would be abused by Mr Blair should he at some time become Home Secretary and I think we 're becoming slightly attached to an artificial argument that somehow or the other there is great respect for the local authorities , but which is not extended to the National Institutions of Government and to the Home Office and the Home Secretary .
5	I believe its main ingredient was quinine and doubt if it can be obtained today .
6	When ordering my lunches these days , I try to avoid the use of the term ‘ packed lunch ’ and merely ask if I can be supplied with certain items in a bag to take away .
7	They would certainly be useful in floral decorations and I also wonder if they could be used in the greenhouse for transplanting seedlings ?
8	What I wanted to say was that when I read the Annual Report I was rather surprised to find that there is no reference to the er report of the committee under the chairmanship of Bob , Bob on the organization of the R Y A and then I realized that it probably did n't come to the Council till after the end of the year that we have under consideration but it did seem to me that it has some contentious and some very interesting and rather good points in it and I wonder if we could be told how the consideration of it is getting on .
9	Posters also teach young people how to develop a sense of erm they also make life much more fun more interesting and erm this is great contrast with Harlow and an urban area like Greater London area where as the report by erm in er the report the report on observation in London you know did n't mention the fact that publicity is of course is much more much greater than the London area erm and erm er one thing I see is missing could er er the reason is we found er the film society we ca n't advertise our events very well because of the restrictive bylaws on advertising poster advertising in Harlow I wonder if something could be done about this ?
10	As we set out I wonder if I can be allowed more miracles and how the rest of my family and fellow pilgrims will be affected .
11	This system of learning is very different for some students and it might help at the beginning of the academic year to introduce them to it in a more measured way and look at points of pressure during the year and see if they can be released without lowering standards
12	‘ Meanwhile , I shall enquire into the matter and see if aught can be done to hasten your reunion . ’
13	No , I said , open him up and see if anything can be done .
14	As , managing director of business psychologists , John Nicholson Associates , explained : ‘ A crude analogy is if you are a fleet manager and one of you cars is not working properly , then you check out the problem and see if it can be fixed in-house or go to external specialists to get it back on the road in peak condition as soon as possible . ’
15	In general , then , we need to try to explain the earliest arrangement of the basic administrative land units in our study area and see if it can be identified as being of pre-Roman , Roman , or later date .
16	‘ We liked the idea of taking the field with the worst reputation for stimulating unnecessary materialism and see if it could be turned around ’ , he says .