Example sentences of "if they were [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , since tests are always used by different people in different settings , it is also necessary to know something about the extent to which the same tester may achieve stable scores , when the test is given to the same person on different occasions , or the extent to which the scores from different testers would be comparable if they were to test the same individual . |
| 2 | The DMT was aware of the existence of the concept of a comprehensive inter-agency service , but knew that if they were to test the feasibility of implementing it , ‘ it would take an enormous amount of time ’ . |
| 3 | This refers to the tendency of attributing human motives to social institutions , in this case of thinking about organisations as if they were pursuing the goals in question . |
| 4 | They were drinking bottles of Coke and trying not to appear as if they were watching the hotel . |
| 5 | The establishment of the mixed patrician-plebeian collegium of the Xviri sacris faciundis coincides with the full parification of the two orders in the Licinian-Sextian laws of 367 B.C. The members of the college presumably had to know some Greek if they were to consult the Sibylline books . |
| 6 | The waitress added up the modest sum , and then asked them regretfully if they were leaving the district for good . |
| 7 | He will have no defence if the instructions were such that even if they were followed the offence was still likely to be committed . |
| 8 | He would need her help if they were to take the matter further . |
| 9 | ‘ If they were to persuade the greater number of those living in Northern Ireland to agree with them , then Her Majesty 's Government would present no obstacle , ’ said Sir Patrick . |
| 10 | They would be obliged to spend two nights on the mountain if they were to reach the snowline . |
| 11 | Unlikely to be using whereas if they were using the treble clef for most of the time |
| 12 | ‘ At least , he had n't if they were telling the truth . ’ |
| 13 | The two families , who have had no contact and do not plan to meet , face a week of agony before knowing if they were given the right child . |
| 14 | If they were given the duty to inform the courts when debts were paid , they would not be deterred from fulfilling it ( as many debtors would ) by ignorance or even fear of the courts . |
| 15 | And if they were given the opportunity or or and the impetus to start to do something positive , I 'm sure they would take that up . |
| 16 | Little by little , however , MacDonald and his closest colleagues became convinced that if they were given the opportunity to form a Government it would be folly to turn it down . |
| 17 | Without any exaggeration , it would be true to say that , apart from Tory ideologues , the overwhelming majority of people in this country would agree to this legislation , if they were given the chance to read it and in more simple terms . |
| 18 | The killer faces a future existence in solitary confinement , since his fellow inmates would undoubtedly do the court 's job for them if they were given the chance . |
| 19 | They just do n't actually have that information , a lot of small local groups , and I think maybe the C B S could work with the Engineers department in future years and try to get to those groups , because I 'm sure a lot of them , actually if they were given the opportunity in time to get in , that , that you might have a lot of people applying for flag and whatever than you do now . |
| 20 | Men , I know , talk of such things with eagerness , with a little contempt ; it is as if they were describing the last meal they had , course by course . |
| 21 | The quarry must needs have ridden steeply uphill if they were to gain the cover of the trees , and he saw that they were not even attempting it , but climbing only very obliquely towards shelter , preferring to gain distance on the level . |
| 22 | as if they were going the wrong way up the M1 |
| 23 | And er if you see it was coming towards of course you run into them , but if they were going the other way course the dust still keep going . |
| 24 | The relatively less developed southern members , e.g. Portugal , Spain and Greece , looked for some compensation if they were to face the rigours of a more competitive European marketplace . |
| 25 | But , if they were to reduce the time it takes to qualify , I definitely do n't think is should be any less than four years . |
| 26 | By May 1915 Unionist leaders were convinced that they must give up some independence if they were to influence the war ; the liquor issue seemed to show the danger of staying aloof , and the shell scandal seemed to show that they were needed inside . |
| 27 | Eighty per cent said they would not be offended if they were shown the most intimate moments of love-making . |
| 28 | Martin Potter boasted not just a manager , coach and partner in the shape of Peter Colbert , but an adviser , an agent , and occasional heavies and bureaucrats who hovered around him as if they were guarding the crown jewels . |
| 29 | Curator Andy Saunders commented that the Museum had been ‘ agonising after they had gone into the sale ’ if they were doing the right thing with WA984 and E-412 . |
| 30 | Working harder for constituents individually would mean more surgeries , not to be easily provided if they were to cover the large constituencies necessitated by the STV . |