Example sentences of "if [pron] be [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm not going to bring the whole world down on us by telling my mother and father that I feel like a big spancelled goat going to college and having to come back here every night as if I were some kind of simpleton . |
| 2 | as if I were some Arab with five gold watches up his arm . ’ |
| 3 | Richard and I thought you had settled so nicely ’ — as if I was some sort of jelly — and then , ‘ Well , if you really want to , I suppose it would be nice for you to earn a little pin money . ’ |
| 4 | And the Gunners ' record signing , pilloried for his moment of madness in the battle of White Hart Lane a week ago , said : ‘ People in the street are going to look at me as if I 'm some kind of nutcase trying to put people out of the game . ’ |
| 5 | She thought : I feel as if I 'm some kind of cake . |
| 6 | ‘ You 're asking me if I 'm some sort of embittered , wounded animal , who only wants to reach out and break things because he ca n't be happy or possess them ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ If she 's two lengths up entering the home straight she should win , ’ said John who considers Name Crisis the danger . |
| 8 | Oh by the way , I do n't think she 'll ever go out with you if she 's any taste at all . |
| 9 | Benny felt as if she were eight years of age again , instead of almost eighteen . |
| 10 | She had no objection to working for her keep , but if Penry Vaughan went on treating her as if she were some kind of serf she 'd stick to plain , basic cooking from now on , she thought resentfully . |
| 11 | I knew her for months before she admitted , in a low voice , what her job was — as if she were some sort of traitor to society . |
| 12 | After soaping her every nook and cranny , he rinsed her , and kissed her body reverently as if she were some deity to be worshipped and adored . |
| 13 | He could n't be sure she would have the heart to go on running racehorses if she were forced to believe Harry a murderer … if she thought he had left her without warning , without a note , if she were worried sick by not knowing where he 'd gone , and was also haunted by the thought of Harry with Angela Brickell . ’ |
| 14 | She felt certain then that he must be thinking that if she was any sort of a journalist that she could do quite a write-up out of the considerable time she had just spent walking in his sole company . |
| 15 | Similarly , if you are buying Mollies for a freshwater setup , make sure that the dealer is n't stocking them in brackish water . |
| 16 | If you are suffering pangs of remorse because of some unintentional action in the past , do n't you think it might be time to tell yourself that you will be more careful in the future — and let the guilt go ? |
| 17 | ‘ If you are Western European by descent then you are Christian , ’ said Dhani authoritatively . |
| 18 | For instance , hoods that roll away into the collar tend to be of fairly simple design but , if you are spending hours in the rain , you may need a more protective version . |
| 19 | If you are growing tomatoes in hanging baskets , allow one plant per 35.5cm/14in basket . |
| 20 | It is a thing that is only important if you are some sort of lonely fan who loves The Wedding Present and thinks that David is a lovely , sincere person . |
| 21 | If you 're low level in a valley you ca n't go back and do it again |
| 22 | The remastering will only really matter if you 're one of those bores with expensive stereos , but if you 're that sort of person then that 's reason enough to buy this . |
| 23 | The remastering will only really matter if you 're one of those bores with expensive stereos , but if you 're that sort of person then that 's reason enough to buy this . |
| 24 | Well , if you 're that sort of person , I would worry about them you see . |
| 25 | If you 're growing seedlings in biodegradable pots , simply remove the weakest plant of the pair in each pot when seeds leaves have developed strongly and true leaves are just visible . |
| 26 | Well it 's extremely simple and if you 're any good at digital electronics it should be an absolute doddle for you . |
| 27 | If you 're three minutes at home , then you 're fine , most likely that will mean you 're up slightly under the three minutes when you do it before your tutor . |
| 28 | If you 're attracting custom as a childminder , you really would be in business . |
| 29 | You 'll get a special voucher if you 're prescribed glasses with at lest one exceptionally powerful lens . |
| 30 | If you were good friends with another lass , you would get each other 's names put on . |