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

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1 If I were to take this gun and shoot … who ?
2 If I were to rewrite this book in ten years ' time , in the light of further research and experience , my own views might well have changed somewhat .
3 DENNING J. stated the facts and continued : If I were to consider this matter without regard to recent developments in the law , there is no doubt that , had the plaintiffs claimed it , they would have been entitled to recover ground rent at the rate of £2,500 a year from the beginning of the term , since the lease under which it was payable was a lease under seal which , according to the old common law , could not be varied by an agreement by parol ( whether in writing or not ) , but only by deed .
4 Then he said , ‘ If I was to advertise this job how likely would you be to apply for it ? ’ , and suddenly the hairs prickled on the back of my neck , because I knew he was serious .
5 Now what would you do if I was recording this conversation ?
6 If I 'm boring this time , you have n't tried it , but if you , if you can do it then erm , it 'll be a really interesting session , of sort of getting together in groups and discussing the problems and sorting ways out of problems .
7 I still remember my headmaster 's damning indictment : ‘ Jeannette could be a Cambridge scholar if she were to stop this nonsense of falling in love . ’
8 And in a direct plea to the burglars Danielle Gibson , 10 , wrote : ‘ Please , if you are reading this letter give up now because you will get caught sooner or later . ’
9 If you are reading this book before starting on your higher studies , the present chapter may cause you to decide not to study Law at all , or not to specialise in it .
10 An example LIFESPAN_ROUTER.COM is shown in Figure 2.8 , along with the relevant extract from a VMS user 's login command file ( or from SYS$MANAGER:LIFESPAN_LOGIN.COM , if you are using this setup ) .
11 If you are using this style on a group , it 's worth thinking about individuals ' values and interests and appealing to them .
12 If you are given this task it is best to write the minutes up the same day or as soon as possible after the meeting while the discussion is still fresh in your mind .
13 If you are beginning this project later in the year , look on cabbages and similar plants .
14 So , if you are experiencing this problem , check for voltage leakage from every possible source .
15 If you are running this adventure ( Chapter 4 ) , Drachenfels wo n't be in his catafalque , of course , unless the adventurers have met him earlier and killed him within the Castle .
16 If you are going this route is would help if you employed an accountant with some experience in operating computerised accounting systems and your own accountants would again give you lack of expertise in this area be better to get involved in the recruitment process to ensure that you end up with a suitable individual to run your system .
17 And you might want to think it , if you 're using this thing properly , the blackmail value of what 's in this binder , may be worth more than , you know , getting it back .
18 But if you 're putting a ch if you 're putting this chiller in , and do n't do the other part
19 If you were to press this thing
20 I said I can imagine if you were doing this project yeah , like they 'd like get this tape yeah of you and Honey having
21 There is no need to invent imaginary names : in fact , if you were doing this report as an assignment , you could put your tutor 's name opposite the ‘ To ’ .
22 Enquire : ‘ If you were offered this job would you take it ? ’
23 If we are to take this speech as accurate reportage within the conventions of deathbed narratives , is there not something a little remarkable in Leapor 's assuring her friend and patron that she has always loved her father , though never so much as now , when she is dying ?
24 CPRW believes such an investigation is desperately needed if we are to stem this slide into anarchy and social dissension .
25 If we are to overcome this sort of problem in future we must put even greater resources into British Rail to safeguard trains , crews and passengers .
26 If we are to maintain this type of lead , we need realistic support similar to our competitors ’ , he says .
27 If we are to avoid this foundationalist conclusion we shall have to show that the regress argument is fallacious .
28 Er it was just to enquire i i if we 're getting this input from
29 Yes , hang on , hang on let me just , I think that agreement is a bit loose although I 'm grateful to mention those new specific groups er , because I think if , if we 're , if we 're allocating this sort of money , we would , we would want some er , some guarantees
30 If we 're to do this work effectively , er , then it has to be in conjunction with you .
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