Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [verb] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | [ 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 . ’ ] |
2 | ‘ If I 'd had the sense to be frank with her last March , maybe I could have done that . |
3 | 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 . ’ |
4 | 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 ’ . |
5 | If I 'd had the chance , I would have finished what I 'd begun . ’ |
6 | It was the sort of thing I 'd have done I suppose if I 'd had the chance . |
7 | ‘ I sure would have , if I 'd had the chance . |
8 | I mean if I 'd had the money |
9 | It got a roar of appreciation which I can still hear , and afterwards Stephen Sondheim came over to ask me if I 'd had the dress made to go with the remark . |
10 | The man checks my gun as if I 'd had the time and opportunity to fix the outcome , and then rather begrudgingly hands over a very full pair of red fake fur lips . |
11 | Bits of Meccano lay around waiting to be pilfered if I 'd had the courage . |
12 | ‘ When I bought this house and insisted she move in with me she took the path of least resistance and agreed , although even then if I 'd had the wits to see them all the signs were there that although she relished my role as provider she cared very little for me as a person . ’ |
13 | When he is sentenced to gaol he pleads in mitigation that he ‘ might have been a better citizen if I 'd had the levels ’ , to a Judge who did n't understand what he was saying , and of course the last page sees him studying for ‘ the levels ’ in prison . |
14 | Mum and Dad were dozing in their chairs but Dad opened his eyes as I sat down and asked if I 'd enjoyed the picture . |
15 | On Wednesday I met Mrs Matthews in the street and she asked if I 'd taken the cat to the vet and I admitted that I had n't . |
16 | If I 'd caught the buggers I tell you , there would have been murder done . ’ |
17 | Marker sentence If I 'd known the price , I would n't have bought the book . |
18 | Teacher If I 'd known Student If I 'd known Teacher the price Student the price Teacher If I 'd known the price Student If I 'd known the prices , etc |
19 | I wish I 'd had fewer children — if I 'd known the way prices would go up … |
20 | Teacher If I 'd known Student If I 'd known Teacher the price Student the price Teacher If I 'd known the price Student If I 'd known the prices , etc |
21 | ‘ In fact , if I 'd known the effect my arrival was going to have , perhaps I 'd have stayed away . |
22 | It would serve you out if I chose to use the letter in an action against you for breach of promise ! ’ |
23 | Maybe this is why I am treated as if I 've polluted the town 's water . |
24 | So that divided forty-nine point two three four by ten and it 's as if I 've moved the point one place back . |
25 | Jim did say if I looked at mine , and I only have just looked at it er if I 've read the fig if I 've read the figures right and I |
26 | What 's more , 'e 's callin' on me late tonight to find out if I 've 'ad another go and if I 've earned the quid . ’ |
27 | So if I 've got the number here , equals a hundred to the power half . |
28 | I had taken the first step when an elderly man touched my shoulder and asked in the lilting , Spanish-accented French of the region , if I wished to view the church . |
29 | If I wished to raise the level it would be a simple matter of raising the lip on the top header pool where the water runs into the bottom header . |
30 | A couple of weeks after my appointment to the Arts Council , a letter arrived from Downing Street asking if I wished to accept the honour of a peerage . |