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

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1 but it , but it maybe , it it would seem to me if that is a consideration of yours , that might be something that you reflect upon in y in your report , but it is it is not a necessary er requirement that , er that be part and parcel of this particular E I P .
2 If that is a sign of things to come then it will be a long season .
3 If that is a reproach to me , you are wide of the mark , Benedict .
4 ‘ If you add up the people who voted for him and those who voted against him and those who did n't vote , you have to decide if that is a vote of confidence in him or not . ’
5 Both of those figures , sir , exclude any windfalls whatsoever over the next thirteen years , now if that is a justification for a new settlement , I 'm a disbeliever .
6 I am not sure if this is a case of Nature following Art , or the other way round , but the result is most satisfactory .
7 If this is a worry for you , it is important to find someone you can trust to talk to .
8 But if this is a feature of modern society and its thought patterns , then inescapably the point holds for higher education as well .
9 I wonder if this is a test of bravery .
10 If this is a taste of things to come , then God help us all , ’ said John Hall , secretary of a multi-party peace group .
11 Rossythe is no different we stand to lose eighteen thousand plus training facilities for the whole of Scotland but we 've just been told of recent that a new nuclear waste dump is to be built at Rossythe could you tell us if this is a forerunner for the subject of closing Rossythe down with a loss of all these jobs ?
12 ‘ Look , if this is a joke of some kind — ‘
13 If this is a prelude to the final struggle over reform — even to civil war — then what are the forces on each side ?
14 In fact , he would like more people to enjoy his level of popularity : ‘ If this is a cult of personality , then I should like all the poorly developed countries to enjoy such personalities capable of ensuring a rising standard of living for the people . ’
15 If Auburn is a dream of an ideal countryside , that dream need not be taken solely as a retreat from history but as an image of social possibility .
16 If all is relative , then protest against racism , sexism and so forth is at root an arbitrary subjective one — why should n't somebody be racist if all is a matter of mere opinion or expediency ?
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