Example sentences of "if ever [noun] " in BNC.

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1 If ever Joseph felt King of Spain it must have been on his triumphal progress in Andalusia .
2 Moshe Gerstenhaber , chairman of Kall-Kwik Printing , has been using this as a promotional feature : ‘ If ever evidence was needed to prove the merits of franchising , the present difficult trading conditions have to be an example . ’
3 But if ever proof was needed that cricket in the Republic has cut across old racial divisions , it arrived as Wessels powerfully pulled Javagal Srinath for his 17th four to reach three figures .
4 He had invoked the name of Callanish and it had sent its power into Minch and left him with a promise he must keep : to put her life before his own if ever chance or opportunity came .
5 If ever emigres were to be welcomed back , as is suddenly the case in Czechoslovakia , he could have an important role in economic planning .
6 If ever Botticelli were reincarnated and wished to paint an Asiatic Venus or Primavera here is his subject .
7 If ever fame and wealth proved two-edged swords , they do here .
8 If ever twins are born into the Royal House , then the Enchantment of the Beastline will lose its potency , and the curse will revive .
9 If ever Kinnock did start sounding posh it would count against him . ’
10 If ever ambiguity was king , then it is now .
11 I knew the squadron was ordered out that night and he would be amongst them , and if ever death was in the face of a man , it was in his that afternoon .
12 And , no doubt , if ever John Hall discovers the identity of the anonymous benefactor who spilt the beans , he will want to shake him warmly by the hand and offer him thanks on behalf of his club and the good of all in English rugby .
13 If ever humans do catch us , that 's what we 'll become , ’ said Grimma .
14 ‘ I think he 's just slipped out , ’ the girl said , as she had been instructed to do if ever Mr Downs presented himself .
15 He was much the same height as Hotspur , and much the same build , though twenty years at least older , and a century more crafty , and there was always the curious suggestion about him that he was ready and waiting to fit himself into the void if ever Hotspur slipped out of being .
16 If ever Ari and Bernard had a tiff , Laura would take Ari on one side , explain all Bernard 's good points and the difficulties he had encountered and then ‘ make me write a letter saying how I respected him . ’
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