Example sentences of "if [pron] [verb] [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 At least if no-one has done the job before , anything you do will be an improvement ! ’
2 It 's all very well for all the major computer manufacturers to say that all the money is in software and services these days , and that hardware is a commodity business , but if no-one wants to make the hardware , there 's no industry .
3 So if everyone 's got a gun
4 What if I wish to give a sum of capital or a sum in excess of my annual taxable income ?
5 It would be best procedure if I began to answer a series of questions in a room from which Clements was excluded .
6 If I mean to mind a thing I never mind it
7 Well no , what do I do about if I get given a detention ?
8 Well , in comes Alf , with 'is belly full of old and mild as usual , and asks me why do I look as if I 'd lost a pound and found thruppence .
9 This is bloody hard work — if I 'd wanted a holiday like this I could have gone down the mines for a fortnight . ’
10 as if I 'd lit a fire in the darkness to try and warm us .
11 I asked why should I bother to do that when presumably if I had set the trap I would expect Harry 's car still to be there after the races , and he just wrote down my answer as if I 'd made a confession . ’
12 And even if I 'd made a mistake I 'd be honest enough to admit it .
13 [ He will say later , ‘ If I 'd relaxed the standard there I 'd have had umpteen other people knocking on the door wanting to do precisely the same thing to save on trade effluent charges . ’ ]
14 Cos er like I say , if I 'd had a window open or so you know what I mean ?
15 On the way back from moving the sheep , I felt as if I 'd had a night in the pub , started feeling very wheezy and , Oh this is good .
16 It would have been me pencil if I 'd had a pencil in me hand .
17 It made me feel sick — as if I 'd had a clout ; in the stomach . ’
18 Last time I let you talk me into having a go , I felt as if I 'd had a session in a tumble dryer . ’
19 Well I , the thing is if I 'd had a church se service and all that , you know
20 If I 'd had a gun I would have gone out and shoo shot out the whole neighbourhood .
21 If I 'd had a gun I would have done it .
22 I would n't have minded if I 'd had a bump on my head , a cross on it or a bullet through it .
23 If I 'd had no gear the night before , I would n't go to bed all night .
24 If I 'd had an op on my knee that summer it might have been all right .
25 If I 'd had the sense to be frank with her last March , maybe I could have done that .
26 The twins , both 22 , though Kevin is 11 minutes older , pulled no punches in the welterweight bout and Steve tells Associated Press : ‘ If I 'd had the chance , I 'd have knocked him out . ’
27 She was reported as seeing it as a serious matter and thought the fine by the court was not enough : ‘ I 'd have chopped his hand off if I 'd had the chance ’ .
28 If I 'd had the chance , I would have finished what I 'd begun . ’
29 It was the sort of thing I 'd have done I suppose if I 'd had the chance .
30 ‘ I sure would have , if I 'd had the chance .
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