Example sentences of "if it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The commitment to a learning theory which explained all crime clearly required the specification of empirically identifiable learning processes if it was to progress beyond the simple assertion that crime is learned . |
| 2 | This kitchen extension is an excellent example of how it should be done : it looks as if it was built at the same time as the rest of the house |
| 3 | At the very least , the exhibition provides food for thought : as the 21st century nears , do we really want architecture that looks as if it was built in the 18th ? |
| 4 | Each man was struggling to fill the hollow that had opened inside him , to bridge it over with some kind of reasonable structure while saying nothing about it as though afraid it might crumble if it was exposed to the light . |
| 5 | I have no detail of what individual Liberal Democrat councillors in Brent did , but , if it was perceived by the electorate to have been wrong , they would have undoubtedly paid the political consequences at the following election . |
| 6 | The operands may be of different lengths ; if the first operand is shorter , the computer processes it as if it was extended on the left with zeros ; if the second ( destination ) field is shorter , some of the more significant digits of the result are lost . |
| 7 | ‘ How did Lord Wittisham happen to have atropine with him , if it was done on the spur of the moment ? ’ |
| 8 | As children with diffuse chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudoobstruction frequently vomit , we have investigated gastric electrical control activity as detected by the non-invasive technique of surface electrogastrography in the fasting state in such children to determine if persistently abnormal electrical control activity was present , and if it was related to the underlying pathology of enteric nerves and muscle coats . |
| 9 | We could suggest that there could be beliefs of type 1 if there were beliefs which were justified by appeal to the facts and that a belief could be so justified if it was caused by the facts . |
| 10 | my Lord if , if if it was , if that was based upon illegal business we would say it was invalid , if it was based at the end of the day upon business that we would of erm permitted to have been written then we would n't have no our defence to it |
| 11 | He declared that peace would only be lasting if it was based on the principle of " no victor , no vanquished " . |
| 12 | If it was said in the hope of catching you out you will at least have demonstrated a calm approach and an ability not to panic . |
| 13 | Then there was the printing works : it had kept pace with the changing times and if it was put on the market there would be plenty of interest . |
| 14 | Danforth 's efforts to draw up a compromise bill followed the approval of a Democrat-sponsored civil rights bill by the House of Representatives and a pledge by Bush that he would veto the measure if it was endorsed by the Senate . |
| 15 | What would the public sector borrowing requirement be today if it was running at the same proportion of GDP as in 1975-76 ? |
| 16 | The response of the North was to suggest that Roh 's gesture would be considered sincere only if it was accompanied by the removal of certain border defences and the abolition of the National Security Law . |
| 17 | Tutors may wish to explore how it would be treated if it was used for the business and for family use to illustrate that these decisions are not always so clear cut . |
| 18 | It is the path a load would follow if it was pulled by the opposing factions in the drawing . |
| 19 | The least I would expect would be an immediate invitation from the Prime Minister , come and see me , because if it was happening on the streets of any city in Britain and the MP stood up and said what I 've said I think he would be in Downing Street within the night . |
| 20 | Furthermore , deeds made by individuals need no longer be sealed , although they may seal if they wish to do so , and deeds made by a company need only be signed by a director and the company secretary ( or by two directors ) and , provided that the deed is expressed to be executed by the company , then it has the same effect as if it was executed under the company 's seal . |
| 21 | Now Kathy seems to me should be checked checking the assessor , just as if it was going over the telephone |
| 22 | His paintings were rather angular , with the nose , in particular , appearing as if it was glued to the canvas in an echo of Cubism . |
| 23 | A mountain that looks as if it was designed by the ancient Egyptians , instead of by God , and his advisers ! |
| 24 | Walsh thought that if it was left to the others they would go on talking for ever . |
| 25 | And someone who 's and ex-military policeman called to say , a lot of bullying does go undetected , but i if it was left to the Royal Military Police , bullying would decrease . |
| 26 | The crisis made TI realise that it needed a radical change of direction if it was to survive in the future . |
| 27 | The magnification tells you how much larger an object looks that if it were viewed with the naked eye . |
| 28 | It is hoped that this stems from the fact that the zonal code given per letter by the recogniser is not as accurate as some overall shape information would be , if it were obtained from the x , y coordinates of the script . |
| 29 | If it were joined with the Legislative Power , the power over the life and liberty of citizens would be arbitrary , because the Judge would be Legislator . |
| 30 | If it were joined to the Executive Power , the Judge would have the strength of an oppressor . |