Example sentences of "if it be [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I have said before , and if it be any satisfaction to him I repeat it now , that if you attempt to enforce this Bill , and the people of Ulster believe , and have a right to believe , that you are doing it against the will of the people of this country , then I shall assist them in resisting it .
2 If it is some time since you last exercised on a regular basis , spend a few weeks following a gentle stretching and warming-up routine .
3 A firm can not be " enabled " to withhold information if it is any event free to withhold it .
4 If it is any consolation , it could alternatively be thought of as being related to ‘ memory ’ , or to the French word ‘ même ’ .
5 If it is any consolation , the whole question of arrangement seems just as much a problem for people with enviably rare and valuable collections as it is for those with hardly enough to call a collection of anything .
6 After all , if it is any good it should be able to do its job without further help .
7 The drawing system , if it is any good , is highly structured .
8 If it is another child showing this sort of behaviour towards yours , be diplomatic ! ’
9 And if it 's that girl you 're thinking of , forget it .
10 Cos when he knocked on door and I thought oh I wonder if it 's that parcel midi hi-fi system I 'm
11 She said if it 's that shadow on your lung we 'll soon have you on your feet
12 I do n't know if it 's that sort of a do really .
13 especially if it 's that horse out in Spain , cor his dick was dragging along the bloody floor were n't it and everyone was taking photos of it
14 But it 's easier if there are no numbers in it at all , if it 's all letters .
15 He lifted her arm and kissed each mark , before saying : ‘ If it 's any help , I 've wanted to die ever since …
16 I do n't know if it 's any help to you . ’
17 Okay if it 's any help just look at the opening
18 ‘ Well , if it 's any consolation , it happens to us all !
19 A If it 's any consolation , this is one of the most common cat problems .
20 And if it 's any consolation , I do n't think he shot Barak either .
21 If it 's any consolation , take a look at the old Norton SysInfo program .
22 ‘ I know bloody well what I 'm saying , ’ Gregson snapped , ‘ and if it 's any consolation it sounds as crazy to me as it probably does to you .
23 My brother 's a fool , if it 's any consolation .
24 ‘ Well , if it 's any consolation we 're going back this afternoon to have another go . ’
25 P.S. If it 's any consolation the Polish woman I work with said ‘ Is no problem .
26 If it 's any consolation they totally ignore that
27 If it 's any consolation , it does get easier , ’ he promised .
28 ‘ I know you and Niall did n't exactly get off to a good start , but if it 's any consolation you caught him at a bad time .
29 If it 's any consolation to you I needed to check up on a patient anyway .
30 If it 's any consolation , ’ she murmured contentedly a minute or so later , ‘ I was pea-green with jealousy when you went out that night . ’
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