Example sentences of "[vb past] if [pron] be [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The landlady looked suspiciously at the notes he proffered and asked if they were Belgian currency . |
2 | Astonished by the booming turnover , I asked if there were any cricket versions . |
3 | I went into the van where the people were booking in and asked if there was any chance of me having a go . |
4 | We were due to record a longish interview with her one afternoon , and over lunch at her favourite restaurant in Basil Street my producer Anthony Rouse and I both asked if there was any subject in her long life that she did not want touched upon . |
5 | We asked if there was any possibility due to the loyalty of these people if they |
6 | He 'd thought that when Nisodemus had summoned him and asked if there was any paint in the quarry , only now the quarry was being called the New Store . |
7 | I asked if there was any news of Michael ? ’ |
8 | ‘ So I thought if he were that kind of driver I would not get involved . |
9 | They paid their rent every Friday ( the money was put straight into a jar for Oreste 's journey ) and always enquired if there was any way in which they could be of use to their landlady in her circumstances . |
10 | He said if there 's one thing I always carry quite close to my heart and if you 'll just give me a minute I 'll take out . |
11 | Erm I said if there 's any money left over I 'll give you the money , I said and give you the rest the week after or if there 's none left I 'll give you the tenner week Oh that 's alright do n't worry about that , he said , that 's fine . |
12 | She said if it 's that shadow on your lung we 'll soon have you on your feet |
13 | I wondered if we were both thinking of Charlie as we did it . |
14 | She wondered if there was any hope of getting them to play cards after supper instead of watching telly . |
15 | I just wondered if there was any thought of getting a permanent steward ? ’ |
16 | I wondered if there was any chance of our meeting . |
17 | I shook my head and wondered if there was any room spare on the next space shuttle . |
18 | Patrick wondered if there was another reason . |
19 | Of course he had asked her if she was quite certain and she said she was , quite certain , but now he wondered if it was mere association that had made her agree , association and horror . |
20 | I wondered if it was different solution ? |
21 | Rostov thought about Alexei 's behaviour and wondered if it was human nature for sons to hate their fathers , even when they did not know them very well . |