Example sentences of "[prep] if [pron] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 There are n states of nature and he receives a return of if he takes action i and the state is j .
2 question about if you get employment outside education although , has no effect whatsoever on
3 What about if I had K X plus three ?
4 At five o'clock I said to Chris I said , How about if I ask Cindy if she can help .
5 We acted as if we owned RCA , that we were RCA , that we had this corporation .
6 I I hope this is not a mischievous comment , but I I think it 's very questionable , whether the Christian faith would be known as it is today , down two thousand years , had it not been for an innocent man , Jesus , being unjustly punished and crucified , and so many of the great reformers in the history of man , men and women have died or suffered grave imprisonment because of injustice , and in a paradoxical way , injustice in a way , yo you almost seem as if we need injustice to drive us on , to get things done in a , in a better way .
7 Section 14(1) states that the memorandum and articles of association bind the company and the members as though signed and sealed by each member , and as if they contained covenants by each member to observe their provisions .
8 Gauntlets , as if they wore armour .
9 What makes these system knowledge-based is not that it somehow takes knowledge to write them , nor that they behave as if they had knowledge , but rather that their architectures include explicit knowledge bases .
10 Then the inner office , even more discreetly sumptuous , and two more smooth bitches , secretaries this time , both looking as if they had starch in their well-bred pants .
11 Thus we may be said to have duties of kindness towards the animals ; but it is incorrect to represent these as strictly duties towards the animals themselves , as if they had rights against us .
12 Some men were like that , as if they had X-ray eyes .
13 No other manufacturer would be so profligate in their use of fabric but the Ashleys behaved as if they had fabric to spare .
14 Consumers are induced to behave as if they took account of the externality , though in fact they take account only of the after-tax price .
15 And it 's not as if they made money every time they moved , 'cos they have n't , 'cos they lost money on that 'ouse , there .
16 The whole family liked to be heard , as if they wanted people to know they were alive in a world where young and old alike were here one day and gone the next .
17 Banks also owned equity stakes in their clients , but their real influence came from debt : companies ' big exposure to bank debt gave the lenders control rather as if they held equity .
18 Donkeys are not natural enthusiasts ; they walk as if they have arthritis .
19 ‘ It 's just as if they downed tools and pushed off , ’ Forster remarked .
20 Both Marxists and Christians suffered from these fears , as if they detected signs of ‘ the last things ’ in the tension between the superpowers .
21 They were carefully guarded , as if they hid secrets he did n't intend ever to reveal to anyone .
22 as if they needed encouragement !
23 They looked as if they needed alcohol , or perhaps a blood transfusion : they were cadaverous .
24 It is that by studying the OS maps of Britain for long enough , one will inevitably discover some surprising , but nevertheless still chance , alignments — just as if one plays patience for long enough one will inevitably win .
25 There was a faint affront on the girl 's face , as if she knew Rachaela had denied herself a similar vileness and suffering , the secrets of the female club .
26 Lalage looked into her drink , swirling and looking as if she saw money in the bottom of her glass .
27 Then she glanced down at Lee as if she thought Lee might take it as a remark against her .
28 I mean , it did n't sound as if she had plans to go off with someone else . ’
29 She turned back to the salad , chopping herbs for the dressing as if she had Penry Vaughan 's neck under the blade .
30 ‘ What the hell have you been up to ? ’ she demanded , glancing down the road as if she expected Herbie Connors to appear on his bike .
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