Example sentences of "if [pron] have [be] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I popped in to see what the form was , and to find out if I 'd been fired as a house-sitter . |
| 2 | By then large drops were falling all around me , another landing on my wig and one splashing on my shoulder , making me jump as if I 'd been prodded with a therm-knife . |
| 3 | ‘ You sound as if I 'd been gone for a few hours and forgot to leave you a note . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ If I 'd been trained in mind-reading rather than riot control , Dexter , I 'd tell you . ’ |
| 5 | If I 'd been working at home today I should have put on my old skirt and my old pullover , so as to have something comfortably rough and worn around me . |
| 6 | I 'd have seen it if I 'd been coming down the stairs instead of in the lift . |
| 7 | I often thought if I 'd been married to Finn and I 'd had a gun handy , I 'd 've widowed myself more than once . ’ |
| 8 | And that was the only part I did n't care for , because if I 'd been arriving at a lot of conclusions that were wrong , then I could be wrong about this too . |
| 9 | " Lord , I feel as if I 've been living with this case for ever ! " |
| 10 | I know times I get it , like maybe just at one side , if I 've been sitting in a hard seat |
| 11 | If I had been looking for a lover — I admit my husband 's fortunes were not at their brightest , and my friendship with the Philosopher was a little turbulent at that time — then I should not have chosen Gustave . |
| 12 | It could have been different if I had been accepted for the Forces , but this way I mean to make Marion my wife and I hope … well … well ’ — he jerked his head upwards — ‘ I may as well say it , that if I have a son , or for second best , a daughter , to carry on here . |
| 13 | If I had been asked at Christmas whether my home waters of Chew and Blagdon would be full by opening day , the answer would have been an emphatic no . |
| 14 | This seems strange to me now because I feel sure that if I had been presented with the image of the glass coffin when I was well into the depressive phase of anorexia , I should have recognised it instantly . |
| 15 | He moved a leg to scratch — innocently ? — his bulging crotch , and the knee just touched mine beneath the table , as if accidentally , and I felt as if I had been touched by lightning . |
| 16 | Trouble was I could never run very quickly , and I can not imagine what I would have done if I had been chased by the bull . |
| 17 | If I had been staying with you I … |
| 18 | It felt as if I had been living in a room with closed curtains , and all of a sudden its windows had been thrown open and the sun had come bursting in . |
| 19 | If I had been playing on my own my head would have dropped off by now . |
| 20 | I remember thinking that if I had been trapped in the car , the firemen would not have reached me in time . |
| 21 | ‘ If I had been married to a successful man , ’ said Lili , ‘ I should never have discovered myself , or my potential . ’ |
| 22 | It was not however , until I arrived in the country , and found myself surrounded by objects as strange as if I had been transported to another planet , that I conceived the idea of devoting a portion of my attention to the mammalian class of its extraordinary fauna . ’ |
| 23 | I feel as if I have been wandering through this forest for an eternity , and it is some days since I have found anything to eat . |
| 24 | If I have been fishing to the north of Fetlar , I sometimes take the ‘ inner route ’ back , a rather tortuous passage through the reefs and islets where navigation has to be pretty precise to avoid hitting hidden rocks . |
| 25 | The wood at the back of the painting was deeply scored with a dagger as if someone had been searching for some secret crevice or compartment . |
| 26 | Surely , if someone has been convicted of possessing weapons or explosives , it is vital for the information to be passed on as quickly as possible , so that the officer concerned can take it into account . |
| 27 | ‘ If someone has been living on the streets for a number of years he ca n't switch over to an organized life in a couple of days … it is too sudden . |
| 28 | The telephone was in one piece there were no bloodstains no signs of what they still call ‘ foul play ’ as if somebody had been kicked behind the referee 's back . |
| 29 | If she 'd been stopped in a car with this level of alcohol in her , she would have lost her licence for a year at least and got a hefty fine . |
| 30 | If she 'd been born on time this party would n't have happened until Christmas . |