Example sentences of "if [adj] [be] a [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I want those subsidies to be phased down by the Community , and I also want to encourage British coal to be exported to Germany if that is a way to deal with the problem . |
| 2 | But he admitted with a grin : ‘ If that was a trial run for Sunday I would n't have minded a bit more notice ! |
| 3 | In addition , there should if possible be a right to enter upon adjoining premises to make connections and for the purpose of repair . |
| 4 | These remarks concerning If this is a man do not describe the kind of book which runs easily to sequels , and which is easy to live up to . |
| 5 | ‘ If this is a ploy to force up the price , you 'll be disappointed , ’ he said harshly . |
| 6 | Molly smiled back , by no means certain if this was a conversation meant to be taken seriously . |
| 7 | The whole thrust of the article seems designed to justify BR 's corporate performance against a shortfall of government funding , and while you accept and refer to the shocking conditions experienced by passengers , you do so as if this was a problem imposed on BR rather than as a function of its own management performance at operating level . |
| 8 | If this was a practice inherited from his predecessor , it may be that those of Æthelred 's followers well able to afford the levies could also acquire fairly cheaply the estates of those who were not . |