Example sentences of "be [adj] if [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Do you think that your work would have been possible if these movements had not existed ?
2 I repeat that I am sorry if any distress has been caused .
3 This excellent result meant that the final cash dividend paid for the year ended 31st March 1993 was £0.5 million , compared with the £13.2 million which would have been payable if all shareholders had received the cash dividend .
4 The dental examinations were performed before follow up for disease occurrence and thus there should have been little if any bias in the assessment of oral health .
5 ( 3 ) Nothing in this section shall be construed as making ineffective any consent which would have been effective if this section had not been enacted .
6 … ( 3 ) Nothing in this section shall be construed as making ineffective any consent which would have been effective if this section had not been enacted .
7 I would be grateful if any readers have any information regarding the Crothers family .
8 I , I put that as number four , rather than the first three , which I think are terribly vital , so I would be grateful if these sort of things were taken on board .
9 He came to his triumphant conclusion : ‘ Could socialism be right if such profits fell into his lap through government negligence ? ’
10 A report to the social services sub-committee says : ‘ The elderly and people with mobility problems would be disadvantaged if these proposals led to the closure of small pharmacists in rural communities within the county where there is no convenient alternative . ’
11 Christmas is less than seven weeks away ; forgive us if it all seems too early , but would n't it be terrific if this year , just for a change , you really did manage to get everything done ahead of time so you could actually enjoy the break … ?
12 As finance director David Nash stated : ‘ In view of the short time since the standard was issued , and the fact that most forecasts have been prepared on the existing basis , we were concerned that it might be confusing if this presentation was based on the new format .
13 The industry 's image was further dented by the leaking of a secret report which criticized overcapacity and questioned whether its export prices would be economic if all costs were included .
14 The quality and accessibility of materials have to be high if this approach is to succeed and no organisational barriers are placed in the way of learning .
15 It will be amazing if this government runs the full course and as we saw in nineteen nineties the Tories just love leadership elections putting the knife in .
16 His best placing was third on Corbiere in 1985 and it would be ironic if this season , when arch rival Richard Dunwoody is leading the jockeys championship , Scudamore should win two of the big three races — he also took the Champion Hurdle on Granville Again .
17 Peter Moger is getting married at Merton College Chapel on 21st July , and would be delighted if any members of the congregation would like to attend .
18 The thesis would be pointless if most mistakes are jurisdictional or if in most cases it was particularly controversial and difficult to establish which are and which are not .
19 He says that it would be unfortunate if this perspective were used ‘ as a rationale for distributing resources , particularly when a contrary position stressing a preference for community-based professional support could just as easily be advanced ’ .
20 Without seeking to judge the past in any way , and trying to live out our belief that all races of equal dignity , maybe it would be good if such phrases were now quietly forgotten .
21 I think it would be good if these programs could be adapted to run on AppleMacs , and I am sure this would enlarge the market for them .
22 Well maybe it would be good if these children took on board that they can do something right now .
23 It would be helpful if this point were resolved .
24 ‘ It would be outrageous if this House were to be by-passed in some way by a nit-picking legalistic exercise simply to get round the political difficulties facing the Government in a situation where they are likely to be defeated on amendment 27 , ’ he said .
25 Of course , it would be self-defeating if all tadpoles were to become cannibals , since none of them would then eat the plant material on which the chain depends .
26 He says they 're advising housing authorities to fite them and he would be concerned if that advice was ignored .
27 It will be void if that fact makes it impossible right from the outset to carry out the contract .
28 Use of the tribunal would be voluntary and its findings would only be binding if both parties had agreed in advance to accept them .
29 Advantageous as that is in its proper place it would be disastrous if such numbers turned up as eigenvalues .
30 It would be nice if all children were on an adult 's knee , able to ask questions .
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