Example sentences of "if this [vb mod] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It might it would be helpful actually if this could be written down for us . |
| 2 | But new barriers were built up at every step , so he continued to seek an opportunity to resign , if this could be done without disobedience to the will of God . |
| 3 | If this could be done for one product , it could be done for others with their own market strategies and situations . |
| 4 | Er in fact it was put to me as as an option by Superintendent that this could be , if this could be done er at the time er if I recall one of the reasons erm that we were n't able to do it in such a way was that there are numerous exits to the block of flats and each exit would have had to be covered by at least two armed officers we only only had in the region of twenty five officers available to us at that time in the police who were authorised to be armed and to maintain such a surveillance , erm not only would be very costly in the terms of the number of officers . |
| 5 | I would be grateful if this could be explored further . |
| 6 | If this could be rephrased objectively it would become a helpful goal within the ABA model . |
| 7 | Unfortunately , the clean/crunch and OD1/OD2 switching has to be done manually , and if this could be achieved via a footswitch it would in effect make this a four-channel combo with all the versatility which that implies . |
| 8 | If this could be achieved — and there seems little reason why not — then a whole new phase of storage protection could begin instead of trying to adapt systems which , while suited to use in a hot gas layer beneath a ceiling , are not basically suitable to the problems involved in high-racked storage . |
| 9 | If this could be achieved , wrote the English radical Tom Paine in the early 1790s , ‘ the intrigue of courts , by which the system of war is kept up , may provoke a confederation of peoples to abolish it ’ . |
| 10 | Regular gastroscopy , if this could be achieved , would benefit pernicious anaemia patients . |
| 11 | If BW approval can be arranged , I would be grateful if this could be communicated to David Oldham of the Green Belt Trust , so that he can arrange the funding . |
| 12 | If this could be shown to be the case they would have been entitled to a share purchase order from the Court . |
| 13 | And even if this could be got round , extra sums would be needed for redundancy payments , investment and modernisation . |
| 14 | Of course , if this could be established , English would be rendered relatively invulnerable to attacks of the kind mounted , for example , by Snow and Collie . |
| 15 | One such hypothesis with respect to tropical trees argues that the solid bole of a tree locks up an enormous amount of nutrients and that , if this could be recycled by ‘ employing ’ micro-organisms to rot down the heartwood , thus providing a roost for animals whose nests and droppings would subsequently rot too , the roots of long-lived organisms like trees would be prevented from exhausting local resources and competing with other roots , and the chemicals produced to prevent heartrotting would be saved . |
| 16 | ‘ We would be surprised if this could be described as fair trading in any circumstances , ’ said Mr Dyke . |
| 17 | If this could be proved beyond doubt , direct drilling would fit in well with the organic philosophy . |
| 18 | Kauntze had some harsh words to say about the St Leger entry system and it seems as if this will be renewed for next year . |
| 19 | Kauntze had some harsh words to say about the St Leger entry system and it seems as if this will be renewed for next year . |
| 20 | Following the miners ' strike in 1984 , industrial action has sunk again , to what seems its lowest point in the period under consideration , though it is still too soon to tell if this will be sustained . |
| 21 | If this can be confirmed , it would be an invaluable adjunct to provenance studies . |
| 22 | If this can be confirmed in animal models of intestinal inflammation , clinical use of anti-TNF α monoclonal antibodies or therapeutic inhibition of its production by agents such as transforming growth factor Β , interleukin-10 or thalidomide may provide potent and selective alternatives to current immunosuppressive treatment . |
| 23 | If this can be created and kept constantly alive , streets will retain a great deal of interest for years to come . |
| 24 | If this can be overcome , mankind has a new happiness within his grasp . ’ |
| 25 | If this can be kept in a place that is accessible to teachers , along with a monitor ( a small black and white one would do ) , then it can be used for teacher viewing and for setting a tape at the right place before a lesson . |
| 26 | Please ask him if this can be arranged and she will arrive with her grandmother at the Albert Hall . |
| 27 | They may therefore benefit from a period in a convalescent home if this can be arranged . |
| 28 | If this can be achieved , and assuming a refusal by government to legislate , the next aim will be a limited pre-electoral pact with , I suggest , the following features . |
| 29 | It is , I believe , in the public interest that your Lordships should remedy that injustice if this can be achieved while ensuring that the defendant shall not be subject to an order , compliance with which might tend to incriminate him . |
| 30 | If this can be demonstrated , parts of the ITO 's in-house work would be transferred to the private sector partner at a pace that suits both parties . |