Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] if [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is rather one of lack of understanding on the part of others , of ignorant if well-meaning insensitivity towards a sensitive child and adolescent . |
| 2 | Then capping it all is a ceiling of absolute if intricate formality , a prelude and preparation to the first floor rooms that were never to be worked . |
| 3 | That the presidency is now seen as the heart of the American system and the congress is seen as a sort of unfortunate if necessary check and control on the presidency . |
| 4 | One , head to waist , is fearfully weathered ; the other , waist to one knee , has on the contrary a finely preserved surface and forms of great if primitive power . |
| 5 | Mrs. Mallett , the typist from the general office , had brought her knitting to work and fortified by an unshakeable alibi — she had sat between the postmistress and Mr. Mason from the general store at the village concert — and with something to occupy her hands , sat clicking away with understandable if irritating complacency until given the order of release . |
| 6 | However , with youthful if foolish optimism she had proudly assured him that she would find a solution to the problem . |
| 7 | Time spent on this may be looked up as an investment in that if essential job elements are identified , then the people involved in the recruitment process will be less inclined to develop the criteria as they go along . |
| 8 | Bramblings are winter immigrants , normally visiting Britain in rather small numbers each year — but occasionally irrupting in thousands if continental beech mast crops fail . |
| 9 | Acquisition searches should only be undertaken by MAS if appropriate research capabilities are in place . |
| 10 | The initial problem is in the terms themselves , since some of the most common descriptions of relatively informal groups , notably ‘ school ’ , have been shared , often by deliberate if critical imitation , with more formal institutions . |