Example sentences of "if it be [adv] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Caller : Well , I just wanted to ask the manager if it is all right to bring my poodle with me ? |
| 2 | Always explain what you are doing , and if they can understand you , ask if it 's all right to do it . |
| 3 | as if it was n't enough to see discredited Lo Life Boostin' Kev trying to make a record about the posse , Superia nearly went ballistic when he saw Harlem R&B/rap group Zhigge shouting ‘ Lo Life in tha house ! ’ on stage . |
| 4 | as if it was n't enough to neglect your husband and children , you get yourself involved in vulgar brawls . |
| 5 | ‘ as if it was n't enough to start a major race riot , you kill a blasted policeman . ’ |
| 6 | as if it were not enough to battle the elements and their colleagues ( the crew includes a freaked-out Naval officer with a nuclear warhead and an itchy finger ) , Harris and Mastroantonio are a husband and wife with marital troubles . |
| 7 | If it were more forcefully to challenge the ageism that underlies the social structure , would it be in danger of provoking a backlash from those of its supporters who do not wish to be reminded that all is not well , despite their charity ? |