Example sentences of "if it [be] [to-vb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | If it is to have empirical consequences it must rule out many other ways of understanding the pattern of metaphors . |
2 | The legislature 's vote was an embarrassment for Mr Kravchuk , but it has left Ukraine with a paralysed government at a time when the country must react swiftly if it is to survive increased prices for Russian fuel . |
3 | She said the Church could not afford to refuse to ordain women if it was to win more supporters . |
4 | more public expenditure : the King 's Fund researchers provided a tentative estimate that spending would have had to be just under £400 million higher in 1987/88 if it was to match 1981/82 levels , taking into account changing demand and technology ; |
5 | His Honour John Slack in allowing the appeal told the RSPCA that it needed to clean up its act if it was to secure future prosecutions . |