Example sentences of "if [pron] be some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm not going to bring the whole world down on us by telling my mother and father that I feel like a big spancelled goat going to college and having to come back here every night as if I were some kind of simpleton . |
| 2 | as if I were some Arab with five gold watches up his arm . ’ |
| 3 | Richard and I thought you had settled so nicely ’ — as if I was some sort of jelly — and then , ‘ Well , if you really want to , I suppose it would be nice for you to earn a little pin money . ’ |
| 4 | Three figures , their faces muffled by cloaks and broad-brimmed hats , seized me and began to beat me as if I was some dog . |
| 5 | And the Gunners ' record signing , pilloried for his moment of madness in the battle of White Hart Lane a week ago , said : ‘ People in the street are going to look at me as if I 'm some kind of nutcase trying to put people out of the game . ’ |
| 6 | She thought : I feel as if I 'm some kind of cake . |
| 7 | ‘ You 're asking me if I 'm some sort of embittered , wounded animal , who only wants to reach out and break things because he ca n't be happy or possess them ? ’ |
| 8 | She had no objection to working for her keep , but if Penry Vaughan went on treating her as if she were some kind of serf she 'd stick to plain , basic cooking from now on , she thought resentfully . |
| 9 | Kandinskaya watched her as if she were some lab specimen but eight months of training had taught Jezrael techniques that smoothed her responses to a minimum . |
| 10 | He released her , his fingers still loosely in the escaped strands of her hair , staring at her as blankly as if she were some phantom being from another incarnation , a mythical seductress beamed unexpectedly into the passenger seat of his car . |
| 11 | I knew her for months before she admitted , in a low voice , what her job was — as if she were some sort of traitor to society . |
| 12 | After soaping her every nook and cranny , he rinsed her , and kissed her body reverently as if she were some deity to be worshipped and adored . |
| 13 | It is a thing that is only important if you are some sort of lonely fan who loves The Wedding Present and thinks that David is a lovely , sincere person . |
| 14 | We wonder if there is some dampness or condensation in the room , which is leaving the carpet not quite dry . |
| 15 | But if there is some doubt about the child returning home , then it is necessary to ask if the benefits of contact outweigh the drawbacks . |
| 16 | If there is some doubt that the item will go out , send the information out directly after the broadcast . |
| 17 | Application is normally made for Part A and Part B registration might be granted if there is some doubt about the mark . |
| 18 | While the breakdown of a corporate group into separate SBUs will improve diversification of the total group risk , if there is some interdependence between the SBUs it may be better to have many smaller interdependencies rather than a few large ones . |
| 19 | It makes you wonder if there is some kind of conspiracy going on , with one rule for the English and another for the rest . |
| 20 | The considerable differences between infant sleep and children 's sleep are undeniable , even if there is some lack of unanimity about the precise relative amounts of active sleep , intermediate sleep and quiet sleep . |
| 21 | There has been 12 letters of objection to the final stretch to Ballyduggan Mill lodged and it is expected that a meeting between all the parties involved will take place to see if there is some way of reconciling the objections . |
| 22 | Since she is not to discuss the faults of the particular man involved , nor is there anything to be gained by arguing for the uninspiring Dusterandus , Leapor attempts to convince her friend that marriage per se is risky , even if there is some chance of a happy outcome : |
| 23 | But social practices only need legitimating if there is some chance that they may be rejected . |
| 24 | ‘ Obviously if there is some problem with the tests we would welcome them back . ’ |
| 25 | Getting the solder of a new fitting to flow can be difficult if there is some water left in the pipe , and it is often easier to replace a leaking capillary fitting with a compression fitting . |
| 26 | These offer the opportunity to record additional insights into the content or application of a term , particularly if there is some ambiguity involved . |
| 27 | If this is not the case then the purchaser may face arguments from the vendor by way of defence relating to completely different matters ( eg a bad debt provision is in fact excessive as a defence to a claim relating to non-payment of PAYE ) and detailed accounts may need to be drawn up every time there is a breach of warranty ( ie in order to see if there is some surplus which compensates ) . |
| 28 | I wonder if there is some contradiction here . |
| 29 | This can be particularly important if there is some argument as to whether the sale is of a business or merely of assets . |
| 30 | If there is some consolation for bankers amidst all this destruction of value , it is that for some eagles practice makes better , if not perfect . |