Example sentences of "if [pron] [be] [noun] to [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 If we are face to face with the person sending the message , then we notice what they are doing with their face , eyes , and body while speaking : maybe they smiled , or shook their fist , or looked away .
2 The Bill will work better if it is implemented properly , if there is access to training for all who want it , if there are flexible patterns of employment to enable nurses to stay in the work force following post-basic training and if community care — where they will be doing their work — is implemented and fully funded .
3 He looked around the carriage to see if there were reinforcements to hand , but it did not look promising .
4 If they are witnesses to fact , you will need to know where they were when the accident occurred and how good their line of sight was .
5 The connection was especially good , almost as if they were face to face , and Zen found himself resentful that he should be deprived of the usual screen of interference on an occasion when he could find nothing to say .
6 She felt as if they were face to face with an inquisitor .
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