Example sentences of "if [pron] be [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " If I was full time , I 'd be taking home £40 a week , " said a Sheffield hotel worker who is also a single parent . |
| 2 | Settling back against the pillows , he drew her against him and , holding her as if she were egg-shell china , cradled her head on his chest . |
| 3 | Miranda had remained quietly on the stool looking at her fat knees , as if she were happy doing so , until one of the shopgirls in costume jewellery leaned over the counter and said , through scarlet lips , ‘ Where 's your mummy gone to then ? ’ |
| 4 | He could n't be sure she would have the heart to go on running racehorses if she were forced to believe Harry a murderer … if she thought he had left her without warning , without a note , if she were worried sick by not knowing where he 'd gone , and was also haunted by the thought of Harry with Angela Brickell . ’ |
| 5 | Yeah but if she was proper vegetarian she would n't eat cheese . |
| 6 | A Victorian poster exhorts visitors ‘ If you are awake move . |
| 7 | ‘ If you are Western European by descent then you are Christian , ’ said Dhani authoritatively . |
| 8 | And if you are running fly to see this Little Wonder . ’ |
| 9 | If in doubt , do n't buy and if you are suspicious ring the police and give them as many details as you can . |
| 10 | If you are weekly tenant your landlord must provide you with a rent book otherwise he/she may be guilty of a criminal offence . |
| 11 | If you 're working class , you cauterize the working class in you . |
| 12 | Actually , the BMC does n't know all the details yet and it 's highly probable you 'll have to come up with a bit of cash yourself , but if you 're keen call Roger Payne on . |
| 13 | If you 're low level in a valley you ca n't go back and do it again |
| 14 | If you 're suffering withdrawal symptoms , that 's too bad , but do n't expect me to help you . ’ |
| 15 | What 's the point in saving everything for a comfortable old age if you 're suffering hardship now ? |
| 16 | Alright fine you might if you 're desperate mention that . |
| 17 | If you 're interested , meals are not included , but if you 're interested dial . |
| 18 | It 's very hard to get work , but it 's a very small community and if you 're bad word gets around . |
| 19 | Wha , what do you do if you 're allergic milk ? |
| 20 | If you 're attracting custom as a childminder , you really would be in business . |
| 21 | I should n't be surprised if you 're head girl next year . ’ |
| 22 | Anyway it would be boring if everything is plain white |
| 23 | If everything was hunky dory on planet pop , Suede and the Manics would n't need to worship Bowie and Lydon , Bjorn Again would have aborted in some outback bar down under and Denim simply would n't exist . |
| 24 | But it is only right , it 's public money , that if we are owing money , that we should have to use some of the er money from realisation of assets , to repay the debt . |
| 25 | Besides , if we 're changing guitar strings every night , I might as well use the same strings as he does . ’ |
| 26 | I remember walking up the hill from school with my mother after an open day , and asking her what class we were ; or rather , I asked her if we were middle class , and she was evasive . |
| 27 | In the scientific sessions one might if one were lucky witness some great row . |
| 28 | If anybody 's interested contact me and I will be only too happy to put you forward . |
| 29 | Deferred taxation Under Irish GAAP , no provision is made for deferred taxation if there is reasonable evidence that such deferred taxation will not be payable in the foreseeable future . |
| 30 | Even if the list for an area has been revised fairly recently , the Department of the Environment may add a building to the list if there is new evidence about its interest or if it is an obvious omission . |