Sentence examples for if to identify from inspiring English sources

A waiter was rifling through his pockets, in search of a driver's license, as if to identify a corpse.

Everyone wears leather, as if to identify a primal society, though Ms. Bassett's gown has the understated lines of Italian couture.

Mr. Serra created confusion, analysts said, when he included images of him side by side with Mr. da Silva in campaign television spots, as if to identify himself with the president.

They showed the captured dictator opening his mouth obediently to an American doctor's beam, sitting passively as his unkempt hair was searched for lice, patting his face as if to identify an aching jaw or troublesome teeth, pulling on his straggly beard as if pondering his fate.

It is also possible to use "only if" to identify a necessary condition: we can say that Jonah was swallowed by a whale only if he was swallowed by a mammal, for if a creature is not a mammal, it is not a whale.

Fans of any of these clubs would not be stumped if asked to identify flaws.

Short phrases may also be eligible for trademark protection if used to identify goods or services.

For those who would have to consult mom if asked to identify Monica Lewinsky, the current style setter is Lindsay Lohan.

Concert Steps, off Seel Street, 0151 709 7393; Facebook page If pressed to identify Liverpool's HQ of hops, it is difficult to look beyond the Ship & Mitre.

Most people, if asked to identify their most valuable employee's source of genius, wouldn't call out "skills" or "connections".

If asked to identify the private citizen I admire most, I'd close my eyes and almost see her face.