Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [be] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ If I am wearing a pure white carnation I am best avoided on that day because it means I am in a bad mood , ’ he said , adding that he always warns new acquaintances of this fact but has as yet not lived up to the threat . |
| 2 | If I am painting a small picture which includes figures , I often start with no preliminary line but go straight in , blocking in the face and body , changing the colour as I go . |
| 3 | If I were wearing a next-to-nothing nightie and he was sitting on my bed , I 'd be having serious trouble breathing too ! |
| 4 | Erm and , and very enjoyable days they were , but erm I think if I were to plan a big party , or an anniversary or something like that , and I 'd hope those would be jolly enjoyable days too . |
| 5 | It 's the sort of ’ You stupid boy , stop trying to drown yourself ’ speech I can imagine I would deliver if I were dragging a recalcitrant lad back to land . |
| 6 | If I were to use a fine grained canvas the paint would become thick and unworkable . |
| 7 | I would not want to change even if I were offered a British-sounding voice . |
| 8 | If I were interviewing a new act , I would try to ascertain their sheer punishment factor . |
| 9 | ‘ If I was designing a one-off house , I would make acoustics a priority , because noise is one of the most harrowing problems of contemporary living . |
| 10 | I love a piece of orange , I I would n't eat a whole orange but I do like er little pieces of oranges now I might get away with that but if I was to have a whole orange |
| 11 | So if I was working a full week , Sunday to Sunday , the next day would be my rest day , and the next week , it would be a Tuesday . |
| 12 | I might if I was running a coronary ambulance . |
| 13 | He 'd walk me home from school and it 's often said that he carried my ballet shoes , which sounds kind of romantic , but he actually did sometimes , if I was carrying a whole load of things . |
| 14 | I , I do n't know , I certainly would n't rely on just a sales brochure if I was making a major trans |
| 15 | if I 'm giving a single ear piece , cos they wo n't be quiet , otherwise they will get lost that way |
| 16 | Unless people are free to say ‘ I do n't think it 's good enough ’ , ‘ I do n't feel as if I 'm doing a good enough job ’ , and ‘ I do n't have a clear idea of how to do it better ’ , teacher-generated and teacher-appropriated change will not happen . |
| 17 | If I 'm doing a classical play she ca n't go on , but she 's good with the commoner stuff . |
| 18 | I 've always got on well with adults , but it 's only now that I 'm starting to get on with my own generation , and I realise that I have to do that if I 'm to become a whole person . |
| 19 | ‘ Do I look as if I 'm having a hard time ? |
| 20 | you know , if she 's covering a whole area . |
| 21 | If she is severely disturbed emotionally , above the level normally expected in bereavement , and if she can not sleep , he may prescribe tranquillisers and a night sedative ; but this will usually be only for a limited period to help her over a particularly bad patch , as he will not want her to become addicted to these drugs , which if taken for too long may delay the normal grieving process which she will need to experience if she is to make a satisfactory recovery . |
| 22 | I am resigned to being addressed by the new name of Pax-Wanxie , but if she is to become a mere conduit of the Paxford philosophy it will be a very great bore . |
| 23 | Commonsense told her that her safety and her sanity could only be assured if she were to put a considerable distance between herself and the cottage . |
| 24 | After many years of steady stage and television work , it was as if she were exploring a rich new emotional seam in her work . |
| 25 | Puts on airs as if she were running a literary salon . ’ |
| 26 | Her scrunched up face made her look as if she was wearing a perpetual mirthless grin . |
| 27 | My wife 'd be a lot better off if she was getting a proper wage for her housework , then she 'd have to bloody well do it properly . ’ |
| 28 | If you are buying a new heater , showroom staff should be able to advise on this . |
| 29 | If you are buying a 12 volt chime , you 'll need to use special bulbs in the bell push . |
| 30 | If you are using a frozen turkey , make sure that it has thoroughly defrosted before cooking . |