Example sentences of "if [adj] [is] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 If that 's not a sign of a legend in the making , nothing is .
2 Safely married at nineteen to a whizz-kid of the insurance world — if that 's not a contradiction in terms .
3 If that 's not a summary of failed inspiration and failed compassion , then the Levellers are the next Sex Pistols
4 If that 's not a summary of failed inspiration , failed compassion , and the failed dream that would bring us together , then the Levellers are the next Sex Pistols .
5 It was a raw cold too , the cold of being close to the ocean , a wet cold — — if that is not a contradiction for a temperature down around — -12°C ( 10°F ) .
6 A sudden snow flurry gives Nathan his first-ever view — if that is not a contradiction in terms — of a white-out .
7 If that is not a tax on the sick , will the Prime Minister tell us what it is ?
8 If that is not a war out there , then I do not know what is .
9 If that is n't a description of Gemma I have yet to find a better .
10 The first , 81a , has actually been converted to a living chamber for him , if this is n't a contradiction in terms .
11 If this is not a production that scales the utmost heights of passion , it is one that is thoroughly realised by a team well worthy of the traditions of the house .
12 I believe if this is indeed a statement about the christian ideal of marriage , then we should put worship at the very centre of it .
13 If this is indeed a trap for Hector Luath , it is a terrible thing ; but you — we — may be wrong to suspect it .
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