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 . |