Example sentences of "if i have [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Well , in comes Alf , with 'is belly full of old and mild as usual , and asks me why do I look as if I 'd lost a pound and found thruppence .
2 This is bloody hard work — if I 'd wanted a holiday like this I could have gone down the mines for a fortnight . ’
3 as if I 'd lit a fire in the darkness to try and warm us .
4 I asked why should I bother to do that when presumably if I had set the trap I would expect Harry 's car still to be there after the races , and he just wrote down my answer as if I 'd made a confession . ’
5 And even if I 'd made a mistake I 'd be honest enough to admit it .
6 [ 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 . ’ ]
7 Cos er like I say , if I 'd had a window open or so you know what I mean ?
8 On the way back from moving the sheep , I felt as if I 'd had a night in the pub , started feeling very wheezy and , Oh this is good .
9 It would have been me pencil if I 'd had a pencil in me hand .
10 It made me feel sick — as if I 'd had a clout ; in the stomach . ’
11 Last time I let you talk me into having a go , I felt as if I 'd had a session in a tumble dryer . ’
12 Well I , the thing is if I 'd had a church se service and all that , you know
13 If I 'd had a gun I would have gone out and shoo shot out the whole neighbourhood .
14 If I 'd had a gun I would have done it .
15 I would n't have minded if I 'd had a bump on my head , a cross on it or a bullet through it .
16 If I 'd had no gear the night before , I would n't go to bed all night .
17 If I 'd had an op on my knee that summer it might have been all right .
18 If I 'd had the sense to be frank with her last March , maybe I could have done that .
19 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 . ’
20 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 ’ .
21 If I 'd had the chance , I would have finished what I 'd begun . ’
22 It was the sort of thing I 'd have done I suppose if I 'd had the chance .
23 ‘ I sure would have , if I 'd had the chance .
24 I mean if I 'd had the money
25 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 .
26 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 .
27 Bits of Meccano lay around waiting to be pilfered if I 'd had the courage .
28 ‘ 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 . ’
29 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 .
30 but erm , you know , I remember as coming across one or two obstacles and I could n't get in to it I thought if I 'd tried a bit harder , I did n't want to start you know so
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