Example sentences of "if [pron] have [been] [vb pp] a " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | I do n't think I could have handled it if I 'd been given a sentence . |
2 | It was as if she 'd been given a glimpse of paradise , and then had it barred to her forever . |
3 | If she 'd been given a test she could have been treated . |
4 | Then she kissed Auntie Lou on the cheek and said , ‘ Thank you , oh I do thank you , ’ and Auntie Lou smiled and blushed as if she had been given a present . |
5 | Yes , I see , yes er , I said , I could have said if you had been given a hundred thousand pounds how , or fifty thousand pounds how would you invest it ? |
6 | The argument that if you 've been born a tortoise , it is difficult to become a hare because some official insists , is flawed , though the imposing of fines must be done in a responsible manner and not by self-appointed officials with heavy-handed habits . |
7 | If you 've been given a voucher because you have a low income , the value of your voucher may be reduced . |
8 | So if you 'd been given a free choice , you would n't have given your sweets to your brother , would you ? |
9 | It would n't matter if you 'd been promised a king 's ransom if you achieved a lucky jump to the scorpion . |
10 | If you have been awarded a grant or scholarship , send a copy of the letter of the award , or arrange for the body providing the award to write to the University giving details . |
11 | More satisfied than if they had been handed a big discount on a plate . |
12 | But the decision made itself , as if it had been made a long time before . |
13 | It was identified as such only a short while after Delta Cephei itself , and if it had been found a few months earlier the short-period stars would probably have been known as Aquilids rather than Cepheids . |
14 | A few days ago , some hooligan or other walked into our bedroom , mine and Jane 's — and lifted " Suddenly , as the thought struck him , he jerked back in his chair , as if he had been given a minor electric shock , and stared at Alice , his jaw literally dropping . |
15 | When the film used some footage of his wife moving about the cottage , he felt as if he had been given a reprieve . |
16 | ‘ It would have been horrid if he had been born a few days after she died . ’ |
17 | That is , if then Q and If Q then R , where these are such conditionals , entail If P then R. It has sometimes been said that certain other " if " statements are not transitive — for example , " If J. Edgar Hoover had been born a Russian , he would have been a Communist " , " If he had been a Communist , he would have been a traitor " , and " If he had been born a Russian , he would have been a traitor " . |