Example sentences of "if [pers pn] be [verb] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 'd think they would n't want to be seen in public ; but no , there they are , living it up , and my own daughter aiding and abetting them as if she were doing some thing clever . |
| 2 | If you are moving some distance , it 's worth having the car serviced before you embark on the journey . |
| 3 | If you are taking some sort of action shots for instance , the camera will set fast shutter speeds ( to freeze the action ) and use wide apertures if the light level is indifferent . |
| 4 | If you are a solicitor or an overseas lawyer wanting to be admitted to the English Bar ; if you are seeking some reduction of the normal pupillage requirements or certain other exemptions from the regulations ; if you are applying to become an employed pupil-master — you must apply to the Joint Regulations Committee ( JRC ) . |
| 5 | ‘ If you are staying some while , sir , you must tell it me privately , ’ Mary said , ‘ since I am setting up shop as a connoisseur of grave stories . ’ |
| 6 | If you are travelling some distance , and it is a hot day , you may find picnic cool blocks a further help . |
| 7 | If , however , you do not know who this person is , or might be , it would be more helpful if we were to give some indication of why we have introduced her into the conversation . |
| 8 | Yes , it was not so much a deletion as er a reduction in the numbers because we were very mindful erm in going through the requirement erm and not making significant changes as far as the U K was concerned and we needed to make some savings in cost if at all possible and therefore we carried out a very comprehensive review of all the items of role equipment such as drop tanks er pylons , explosive release units and those type of things which had been provisionally earmarked for a very high intensive and fairly long running conflict and it was felt that if we were to make some savings then it was a sensible balance to reduce those numbers on the basis that we could save some money in the programme but at the same time many of these items could be bought later on at relatively short notice , clearly not within a conflict but in the years to come . |
| 9 | Good stakes can last a long time , but it does help if they are cut some months before they are used , and well seasoned . |
| 10 | Thus it is important for the computer experts to adapt if they are to maintain some grasp , albeit a tenuous one , on the computers in their organisations . |
| 11 | Educated Africans , he saw , would only fully accept European rule if they were given some access to the central institutions of government . |
| 12 | Fortuna was smiling on me and my haphazard trip felt as if it was taking some kind of shape , a dynamic and a logic of its own . |
| 13 | ‘ I do n't mind if he 's getting some fun out of it . |
| 14 | Jack took the piece of paper , his gaze not leaving Chrissie 's , as if he was seeking some confirmation that the note was harmless . |
| 15 | He looked as if he was reciting some charm to ward off evil spirits . |
| 16 | His pale , brilliant eyes on her face , as if he was expecting some reaction , he said deliberately , ‘ I own Ca ’ del Leone . ’ |
| 17 | Paige looked round , unsure if he was making some allusion to her or not . |