Example sentences of "if we be [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we are at the bottom of the organisation we may be motivated by the desire to satisfy physiological needs . |
| 2 | ‘ If we are in the middle of a broad , flat valley , our mathematical models work well , ’ says Whitman . |
| 3 | It is only if we are in the grip of a mistaken conception of truth that the mere possibility of a belief being mistaken carries with it the threat of scepticism ; it is an indication that the sceptic 's conception of truth is not ours that his arguments do not prompt an epistemic crisis . |
| 4 | This is obviously not always an easy thing to do , especially if we are in the darkness of suffering . |
| 5 | Our theory — if we are in the business of expounding a theory on the subject of pub design — is that each pub must be treated individually and on its own merits . |
| 6 | You only have to drive through the West Midlands to see that if we are in the Super-League of top industrial nations , somebody must be moving the goalposts . |
| 7 | ‘ People say to themselves : ‘ If we 're at the bottom , I 'd better get in now ’ ’ . |
| 8 | So if they 're out of the water they die just like if we 're under the water too long we die . |
| 9 | He also held a simplistic visionary view of Israel : ‘ You know , I turn back to your ancient prophets in the Old Testament , and the signs foretelling Armageddon , and I find myself wondering if , if we 're in the generation that 's going to see it come about . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's as if we 're in the moon ? ’ |
| 11 | There are lines like ‘ The House Of Pain is kickin' up dirt/And if we 're inside the jam you know we 're liftin' up skirts ’ . |
| 12 | Heaven forbid I would n't talk to you like this if we were on the air would I ? |
| 13 | We did n't go in always , we used to If we were on the top of the hill we used to watch from the top . |
| 14 | I felt as if we were in the presence of a ghoul , the living dead . |
| 15 | It 'd be much nicer if we were in the position where we could write love songs . |
| 16 | In the bar that evening we felt as if we were in the movie Top Gun as U.S. Navy pilots sang , ‘ You 've Lost That Lovin' Feeling ’ to us . |
| 17 | All the windows were shuttered as if we were in the depths of winter . |
| 18 | Well erm you see although I learned shorthand and typing it was better money and that was the reason I had to do it , I 've passed my exams in shorthand but er probably there were n't enough offices then to employ a good many clerks , but erm they er it was a very big fellow who used to ring the bell and the bell was on the outside , he was named Tom but I ca n't for the life of me think erm what his other name was but , erm it used to put the fear through us I can tell you if we were around the corner and we heard that bell ringing but erm they , they were a good firm to work for and , but they were strict but everywhere was strict in those days , we had to accept it but it was a long long hours , but erm they knew I had some , I , I enjoyed it and I 'd go back again only I 'm too old . |