Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My feet almost disappeared in it ; it looked as if I were paddling in muddy water . |
| 2 | Well fuck you , if I 'm travelling in this car there is no way I 'm taking this . |
| 3 | Fand looked stranger than ever , her face fixed and old as if she were withering in this icy fire . |
| 4 | If you are scratching in weak lift , you may be able to see which way you have drifted after a few circles . |
| 5 | But they should be aimed at if you are writing in short story form the equivalent of the crime novel . |
| 6 | The turbulent wind behind a sail extends about five boards length downwind and if you are sailing in this area your speed can be as much as halved . |
| 7 | If you are sailing in this curved air flow you can not sail as close to the wind as you could if you had been in clear wind . |
| 8 | There are some balloons available to be given away at suitable events ( not for sale ) — let me know if you are participating in any public event and would like some . |
| 9 | If you are competing in general obedience , or in trials , the advantages of joining a club are many . |
| 10 | Think , too , about flexibility — especially if you are putting in permanent garden lights . |
| 11 | Finally on the subject of exposure , if your camcorder has a gain-up switch , you can use this if you are working in poor light to further increase the exposure electronically . |
| 12 | In general , hardware requirements are lower , print quality is more consistent and with the plentiful availability of clip-art , it 's relatively easy to create an attractive image , even if you 're lacking in artistic talent . |
| 13 | If you 're lacking in self- confidence you may , do n't want , you do n't wan na get other people 's views and meekness impose them . |
| 14 | But just as often it 's too subtle for you to pinpoint , especially if you 're working in liberal organizations with well-intentioned colleagues . |
| 15 | You can not walk past them if you 're going in that way . |
| 16 | If you 're going in er if you 're going in that direction hmm ? |
| 17 | If you 're putting in new pipework , it might be easier to make all the holes before the cistern is taken up to the loft ; with a replacement cistern , it is important to make the holes in the correct position to take the existing pipes . |
| 18 | Even if they do get a job on a scheme , it 's very , very difficult if you 're sleeping in different places every night , or in a hostel , to get to the job on time . |
| 19 | You will be called upon to use your professional training and ability in much the same way as if you were working in private practice . |
| 20 | At first glance , you may not notice any obvious differences , but if you look more closely you may spot a slight increase in the graininess of the picture at the LP speed , especially in the darker areas or if you were shooting in poor light . |
| 21 | It 's wrong , Mr Deputy Speaker , if they 're living in this country erm on a semi-permanent basis and happen to have been here last October they 'll have a vote so will any everybody else who 's a citizen of the European union , so will peers of the realm who happen to be living elsewhere whether they 're in this country or outside this country under these regulations and previous regulations , have a vote in the European elections and I think it 's wholly wrong that erm citizens of other European countries namely France because that 's the one and it 's remarkable is it not that France is the one that 's gon na be the cause of this whole edifice collapsing if we do n't submit to their extra demands but citizens of France who are citizens living in their colonies , as I 've said in South America , the West Indies and the Pacific , will have a vote in the European elections on June the ninth and yet we have got citizens for whom we are responsible for in this house , we can not shirk it onto anyone else , we deny them the responsibility and I think it 's about time the house addressed this matter . |
| 22 | Well I think one of the advantages of a nursery schooling is certainly a considerable amount of social interaction for the children , which very often they wo n't be obtaining , either if they 're living in high rise flats , or at the other end of the social spectrum if they 're parents are living in large houses with large gardens and no other children within the vicinity . |
| 23 | Well I think one of the advantages of a nursery schooling is certainly a considerable amount of social interaction for the children , which very often they wo n't be obtaining , either if they 're living in high rise flats , or at the other end of the social spectrum if their parents are living in large houses with large gardens and no other children within the vicinity . |
| 24 | The plants from countries with hot dry summers tend to put their roots down very deeply into the soil , especially if they are growing in rocky soil on exposed " hillsides , so containers with as much depth as possible are advisable . |
| 25 | It is frequently said that most herbs do best if they are growing in well-drained soil , somewhat short of plant food , and in a position which is sunny and sheltered . |
| 26 | He reckoned his enemies would be concealed in the forest , and if they were mustering in any strength at all , would need to use the comparatively level and open banks for their attack . |
| 27 | look 's like that an all , I want to know if it 's going in weekly or monthly |