Example sentences of "if [pers pn] have [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 If I 've a complicated feature to write , or a problem to solve , I usually duck out and go for a run .
2 ‘ I received a phone call from Stefan at 7.30 in the morning to check if I had a suitable donor for the operation , ’ said manager of Canine Rescue , Southwold , Jim Waddington , who looks after Bobby .
3 If I had a decent book .
4 so he 's going to do that , so I said well look , do you mind if I had a wee sort of prelim talk with him
5 McGrath said : ‘ If I had a New Year 's wish , it would be for us and Manchester United to battle it out in a two-horse race for the Championship — and for us to win it for a lot of reasons . ’
6 ( How would my life change if I had a great deal of money ?
7 I can make leads , I mean , if you have to do it , if I had a spare moment
8 ‘ It was as if I had a vast chip on my shoulder .
9 I think if I had a bigger bust my guts would n't look so big .
10 If I had a little money in a rich man 's world .
11 If I had a magnifying glass screwed intae ma heid I might , ’ his friend replied scornfully .
12 I 'm beginning to wonder , if I had a cardboard cut-out made of myself and stuck that in front of him , whether he 'd even notice . ’
13 I 'd be quite happy to go to work if erm if I had a good job and my boyfriend stayed at home , that 'd suit me fine !
14 Despite our wariness of exclusivity , if I had a satisfactory answer to my first question ( somewhere along the lines of : we pay nothing and lose none of the candidate fee ! )
15 If I had a magic wand I would wave it and get Nigel back .
16 Well if I had a broken freezer I 'd mend it .
17 If I had a broken window I would n't put my fingers through it — no way .
18 If I had a nine-to-five job in an office , you could n't just call in .
19 do you think it 'll be , be really bad if I had a little bit ?
20 If I had a little land then I would be fine . ’
21 If I had a little light , I thought , I might be tempted to a bit of a read in bed .
22 Boycs asked me at Headingley if I had a big car .
23 If I had a proper job , and a regular salary , it would be different .
24 I think I could have done better if I had a different attitude , ’ she said .
25 I doubt if I had the necessary day or so to spare .
26 I tried phoning you this lunchtime to ask about the above proposal , but I do n't even know if I had the right number , though I got through to it twice ; about five different people spoke to me uncomprehendingly , and eventually a man came to the phone and said ‘ Bratislava ’ ; I did n't know whether that meant I 'd got a Bratislava number , or that you 'd gone to Bratislava .
27 You see if I had the original identification I could at least match it up against a description . ’
28 I shivered as if I had an actual fever , smoked a dozen cigarettes and drank half a bottle of Cyprus sherry .
29 If I had an orange mum
30 But … if I have no better plan I am not going to criticise what they have done . "
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