Example sentences of "if in [adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sometimes think , he wrote , that if in one sense I am back in the nursery trying to make a big toy with nothing but wood and string , in another I am back in the classroom fiddling with bunsen burners while Mr Alexander walks round sniffing with his long distinguished nose in the air . |
| 2 | If in one way he seemed much more human , more normally fallible , than before , that was tainted by what seemed like a lack of virginity in the telling . |
| 3 | ‘ For now , it seems , the prince has revealed to Sir Thomas the depth of his regard for you — even going so far as to say that if in due course he may not marry yourself , he will remain unwed . |
| 4 | But if anyone could relax her , it was Miguelito , if in real life he was as tender , as passionate and as exciting as the music he made . |
| 5 | Erm and if in another division they saw another number erm but their , their particular post only managed to see twenty percent , erm well that tells that the |
| 6 | as if in slow motion they both aimed and fired their weapons . |
| 7 | as if in slow motion she had seen Benny travel backwards through the air , landing heavily on his back among the rubbish that littered the end of the garden . |
| 8 | For instance , if in constitutional law you are directed to write a note on the ‘ kangaroo ’ ( a method of curtailing discussion in the House of Commons ) , a discussion of the closure and guillotine ( two other methods of curtailing discussion ) would generally be out of order . |
| 9 | ‘ You say it as if in some way it excuses her , ’ she remarked . |
| 10 | Creggan was startled by this and wondered if in some way she understood that he had made a vow that if ever the chance came for them to escape he would place her freedom before his own . |
| 11 | With a helpless little movement she sat up , drawing up her knees and hugging them as if in some way she might glean comfort from the gesture . |
| 12 | As one recent treatise on business ethics put it , ‘ If in some instance it turns out that what is ethical leads to a company 's demise , so be it . ’ |
| 13 | So if in any way you 're different , if you 're black or if you 're short or if in any way you 're different , you 're fair game for the bullies perhaps ? |
| 14 | So if in any way you 're different , if you 're black or if you 're short or if in any way you 're different , you 're fair game for the bullies perhaps ? |
| 15 | And when I think of my daughters growing up in that atmosphere , in that society , I feel I must try to avoid it if in any way I can . |
| 16 | but if in any reason you know you wanted to come and have a discussion or there was a problem or |