Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [be] [verb] [adv] a " in BNC.

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1 If I were taking on a new act , their ability to perform on stage would be second only to the quality of their songwriting .
2 If I were to draw up a spec list of preferred bass amp facilities , the resulting layout would probably look similar to the Hartke 's : uncluttered and functional .
3 I felt as if I were moving just a beat faster than everyone else .
4 Besides , if I 'm turning over a new leaf , I need new friends to go with it , do n't you know ? ’
5 If she were to hum quietly a popular song of the day , or laugh gaily at something which tickled her sense of humour , then he let loose a stream of abuse and insults , shouting hysterically .
6 Minimum rates also vary , so if you are buying only a small amount it may be worth shopping around .
7 If you are soloing over a straight minor seventh you would not want to resolve a melodic line onto the minor sixth interval , although this would be okay on a m7£5 .
8 If you are casting off a long length , then move the weight up from time to time , but always keep it actually on the cast off edge .
9 Obviously if you are flying over a bad area , with very few good sized fields , it is necessary to divert towards the best area within range and to start looking seriously for a field at several thousand feet .
10 If you are touring down a remote gorge do you choose a technique which gives maximum force and a high risk of injury or would you prefer a slightly less powerful stroke and a reduced risk of shoulder dislocation ?
11 Choosing the right hotel for your holiday is a most important decision and it needs careful consideration even if you are staying only a few days .
12 But , if you plan your planting , and especially if you are building up a garden from scratch , it pays to think in terms of shape , colour and texture , and then arrange the plants with these factors in mind .
13 If you are carrying out a VOR DME , or ILS DME the distances to required positions indicated on the chart will be accurately shown on the DME .
14 So , if you 're popping down a daily aspirin , keep the pop music down too .
15 So Janet , your question , which is not as I in , intimated it might be at all , so you , you can be well annoyed , erm , if you 're setting up a , a joint life policy with waiver premium on both people , and the wife is fifty one , and the husband is forty , how much will be deducted from their units according to waiver of premiums ?
16 But if you 're looking down a back entry or something , you ca n't always be there .
17 Now I accept that if you 're adding up a column of figures you ca n't say well it 's within a few thousand well that 'll do .
18 If you 're doing out a lounge you 're maybe talking about seven or eight hundred pounds if you want a top , top of the range carpet .
19 ‘ And it will look more as if you 're carrying out a professional duty . ’
20 er If it 's an emergency case — if you were bringing in a sick relative who you were wishing to have admitted to our accident and emergency department , you can park your car right outside the front door and bring your relative in .
21 In reality you just invent a tale , as if you were sitting round a fire in a cave . ’
22 If by it we mean a support system to strengthen and assist those who wish to engage in political lobbying , well and good , but if we are to take on a proper campaigning role as Oxfam has done , then this would require additional staff with the necessary experience and specialisation .
23 If we are to pay out a large sum to cover the last cargo there must be some corroboration .
24 If we are making up a play about the " Keeper of the Keys " , why do you think that neither of them can see ?
25 THE MEN 'S MOVEMENT NEEDS MORE THRUST , MORE GRASP , IF WE 'RE TO WHIP UP A STIFF FRONT TO MEET THE FEMINIST POSITION AND LAY THE GHOST OF LIMP WET LIBERALISM !
26 If we were to carry out a similar survey in the future and recording conversations would you be willing to take part ?
27 If we were carrying out a similar survey in the future , recording conversations , would you be willing to take part ?
28 Functionalists imply that roles are provided by the social system and individuals enact their roles as if they were reading off a script which contains explicit directions for their behaviour .
29 He pauses and gives a lazy Dirty Harry-style smile : ‘ But if it 's falling off a building I 'll let someone else do it . ’
30 John and the rest of the room seemed to be miles away — even my own voice , when I produced it finally , sounded as if it were coming down a long-distance telephone .
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