Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] have been a man " in BNC.
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| 1 | If she 'd been a man . |
| 2 | I asked him whether , if she had been a man elevated to the peerage , he would have considered it necessary to disclose everything to do with his private life . |
| 3 | If she had been a man she would not have had to drive round , she would have simply gone the wrong way and got there sooner . |
| 4 | Then discussion began : if it had been a man , and if he had died , the peace should be 10,000 dinars ; but Nuri was a boy , he had only been stabbed , so 2000 was about the right amount . |
| 5 | If it had been a man who had called him that to his face , he would have smashed him to a pulp . |
| 6 | If it had been a man and woman relationship you would think that was understandable but we are n't expected to have feelings ; if we do they 're a joke . ’ |
| 7 | Before the Dewhurst Stakes , you felt sorry for his opponents and if he had been a man coming into a room for the first time , the rest of us would have looked round anxiously to see our wives ' reaction . |
| 8 | The question was whether an employee who was going to suffer from a disability , and was then guilty of misconduct , would have been dismissed if he had been a man . |