Example sentences of "if [pron] [was/were] [verb] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I were to take this gun and shoot … who ? |
| 2 | If I were to rewrite this book in ten years ' time , in the light of further research and experience , my own views might well have changed somewhat . |
| 3 | DENNING J. stated the facts and continued : If I were to consider this matter without regard to recent developments in the law , there is no doubt that , had the plaintiffs claimed it , they would have been entitled to recover ground rent at the rate of £2,500 a year from the beginning of the term , since the lease under which it was payable was a lease under seal which , according to the old common law , could not be varied by an agreement by parol ( whether in writing or not ) , but only by deed . |
| 4 | Then he said , ‘ If I was to advertise this job how likely would you be to apply for it ? ’ , and suddenly the hairs prickled on the back of my neck , because I knew he was serious . |
| 5 | Now what would you do if I was recording this conversation ? |
| 6 | I still remember my headmaster 's damning indictment : ‘ Jeannette could be a Cambridge scholar if she were to stop this nonsense of falling in love . ’ |
| 7 | If you were to press this thing |
| 8 | I said I can imagine if you were doing this project yeah , like they 'd like get this tape yeah of you and Honey having |
| 9 | There is no need to invent imaginary names : in fact , if you were doing this report as an assignment , you could put your tutor 's name opposite the ‘ To ’ . |
| 10 | Enquire : ‘ If you were offered this job would you take it ? ’ |
| 11 | If we were to extend this line of reasoning , we would also have to consider the materiality of services such as hairdressing , advertising and repairs which , arguably , take a tangible form and benefit their customers for a period of time after production . |
| 12 | How would it be , Richard , if we were to continue this discussion over a very large pink gin ? " |
| 13 | If we were asking this question of an amphibian or reptile , which lays its eggs and goes away to live solitarily except when the mating season comes around again , we would answer it purely in terms of the physical ecology of the species . |
| 14 | Some of these children , if they were given this attention over a two year period , could overcome this and go into the secondary school able to cope and take their place alongside the other children , and this is desperately important . |
| 15 | But I mean , if it was costing this sort of money to clear the pipes and so forth out , what I fail to understand is if we 're having a full overhaul of the machine , why this was n't incorporated within it . |
| 16 | Fear debilitated , and he would need all his wits and ability at his command , if he was to survive this encounter . |
| 17 | We have also made it absolutely clear that we will ensure that our deterrent is effective and absolutely credible , and that it puts real fear into any potential aggressor about the damage that he could suffer if he were to attack this country . |