Example sentences of "if we [vb base] [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 If we subscribe to a truth-conditional semantics , we shall therefore be forced to find a place for such meanings in pragmatic theory .
2 Then if we go on a step further and consider that Paul says the wife 's body does not belong to her alone , that means the husband must have some authority to move the limbs around in various patterns .
3 So , if that is the case how can we possibly lose our identity because we have n't , we 're not , there 's no suggestion if we go on an inward journey , the inward journey must be within our selves , within our individuality , not , not jumping out into some form of spacial context .
4 If we go into a laboratory we shall find it littered with devices of just this character , capable of affording an unambiguous answer to an experimental enquiry .
5 Yes sure , the card itself er is authorisation that is signed by er an officer of at least the rank of Assistant Chief Constable and er it 's a firearms authorisation that enables us or as an individual , to be issued with a firearm that is named on this card , er for that particular type of weapon er if if we go to a firearms operation .
6 If we go to an exhibition together we find that we like the same paintings ; so I think it 's that we have an empathy in our way of painting , in the whole attitude to painting .
7 If we go for a drive in his Escort and anything goes wrong with it , he knows I 'll be there to put it right ! ’
8 If we go for a single currency because we wish to protect , above all , the position of the City of London — still the premier financial centre of Europe — and if we also concede ground on foreign policy , in terms of majority decision making , and on defence policy by creating effectively a defence community , and if we allow the Commission to issue visitors ' visas , we shall be on a slippery slope .
9 If we go for a curry later I 'll be fat as fuck !
10 This means risks of the order of , say , being gored by a buffalo if we shoot an arrow at it , being struck by lightning if we shelter under a lone tree in a thunderstorm , or drowning if we try to swim across a river .
11 No notice , right with these are exactly the same as those now alright so what we 're going to do is we 're going to subtract right , if we subtract from a , subtract b from a all those terms that run off into infinity , we 're gon na drop out , okay .
12 To change this attitude , if we assume for a moment that we would wish to change it , would either require a change in fundamental attitude or some form of new legislation .
13 If we cling to an outmoded view of neighbouring , peering at it through deeply rose-tinted spectacles , we may make false assumptions about what is actually available to old people , or ought to be available .
14 This procedure may break down if we get to a single pair of edges , but we will see that this can happen only if a pair of corners has also to be exchanged .
15 In fact , we know that if we get into a confined space with the intention of defying gravity we are running a risk and have decided to tolerate it .
16 Well I must confess Mr it 's it 's difficult if we get into a situation where we 've got an area straddling two districts and I do n't have to say why , in some respects .
17 Thus , if we know of an author who wrote a very good book or article a few years ago on our chosen topic we can look up his name to see if anyone has been citing that article recently .
18 It should be emphasised , however , that although in a sense Spinoza recommends the ethical precepts he endorses to each of us as what we will accept if we act with a view to our own best interest , these best interests are conceived in a way which is very far removed from the goals of what is commonly called egoism .
19 If we pause for a moment and consider the place of the Neolithic revolution in the theory of human personality and society so far advanced in these pages we will be struck by the fact that the coming of cultivation posed a major threat to the psychological foundations of human society as they had evolved up to that point .
20 The solution is which if we substitute for a , b , c and d from the matrix ( Figure 7.3 ) reduce to p = W÷D .
21 If we take as an example a fall-rise without extra pitch height : then something symbolised as could be any of the following
22 If we advance to a single currency and monetary and political union , will we , as Members of Parliament directly answerable to the electorate , have responsibility without authority ?
23 If we allow for a stochastic element in lifetime income , then individuals may respond rather differently , having for example a lower propensity to consume out of windfall or ‘ entrepreneurial ’ gains .
24 From the table and figure , it is clear that far fewer records will be displaced if we randomize to a multi-record bucket rather than to an individual record position .
25 For example , with a file that is only 50 per cent packed , we must expect 21.31 per cent of the records not to be stored in their home record positions if we randomize to a specific address .
26 I think the way we behave tells the other residents how we react when someone dies ; and so it 's almost like they 're watching us to see if we behave in a way they would want us to . ’
27 Still , if we travel in an infected area , we would be foolish not to take precautions .
28 If we start with a set of basic or ‘ simple ’ vowel phonemes , , , , , , it would then be possible to make up long vowels by using vowels twice .
29 Perhaps the distinction I want to draw can be seen more clearly if we start with an example involving size rather than colour .
30 I mean why do people have to kind of , if , if , if we accept for a minute that there 's something in this analogy , this model that Freud is talking about , why do people have this compulsive need to repeat like this , why do they have to repeat history ?
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