Example sentences of "if i [vb past] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be best procedure if I began to answer a series of questions in a room from which Clements was excluded . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | This is bloody hard work — if I 'd wanted a holiday like this I could have gone down the mines for a fortnight . ’ |
| 4 | as if I 'd lit a fire in the darkness to try and warm us . |
| 5 | 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 . ’ |
| 6 | And even if I 'd made a mistake I 'd be honest enough to admit it . |
| 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 | 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 |
| 17 | If I 'd got a seat on the back of my bicycle Amy could have gone on my bicycle . |
| 18 | He jerked with pain and anger as if I 'd laid a whip on him , " It is " he shouted . |
| 19 | And if I had to choose a companion to be with me down the years I would take you as a pattern . ’ |
| 20 | But if I had to choose a hunter for work in a particular type of country I should have a pretty good idea which would be the best animal to pick , though I might not be able to tell you how I went about it . ’ |
| 21 | If I had filled a tanker I would n't have been prosecuted . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Put it this way , there would be an entirely different figure on him now if I had to name a price , even though he is 32 in January . |
| 23 | In fact , he is not a great motivator through the actual force of his personality , and if I had to name a weakness that would be it . |
| 24 | IF I HAD to design a retreat for winter-weary travellers who want familiar hotels but in a different civilisation , I 'd invent Marrakech . |
| 25 | ‘ If I had written a script for myself I would n't have changed a thing ’ , he said . |
| 26 | My heart was thumping as if I had run a race and there was a pain in my back . |
| 27 | Then I saw his face in the driving mirror and felt ashamed , as if I had struck a child . |
| 28 | Apparently , if I had waited a bit longer prices would have been much higher . |
| 29 | It was almost as if I had received a blow to the heart . |
| 30 | If I had possessed a gun that day I would have shot Frank ; that is how bad I felt . |