Example sentences of "if he [verb] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he did it with a warming smile and a ready assumption of her allegiance and willingness , more as if he had asked a small current courtesy of his wife than given an order to a servant . |
| 2 | If he had consulted a Green candidate , he would have been told that even the other parties ' policies are not tough enough in theory let alone practice . |
| 3 | The stranger 's clothes were dusty and muddy , as if he had travelled a long way . |
| 4 | If he had made a full brake application , his guard , Gerry Briggs , would have been thrown from one end of the brakevan to the other with a possible resultant injury . |
| 5 | He would have attracted less attention if he had worn a red gown and long white beard . |
| 6 | Every moment then has significance and an aura of delight surrounds everything and it is as if he had found a rare wellbeing and joy . |
| 7 | When he got back , Pat asked him if he had had a good holiday . |
| 8 | Tolkien , no doubt , would have seen this point and dealt with it somehow if he had published a full account . |
| 9 | " Nonsense ! " roared Dr Dunstaple and started forward as if he meant to make a physical assault on Dr McNab . |
| 10 | She strained away , but saw that her breasts were thrust out further , and now she had a new sensation to worry about — the liquid feeling in her loins as if he 'd built a small fire there . |
| 11 | Michael , when he was at s When he was at school , he won a scholarship to university , when he got to the university he said as if he 'd made a great discovery . |
| 12 | You may remember that Cliff wore a thumb pick and two National finger picks , hence the octaves section in bars 9 and 10 would have been easier for him to pick cleanly than if he 'd used a flat pick and no fingerstyle . |
| 13 | The CO sat in another rain-washed tent to receive Charles 's fairly smart salute and ask him if he 'd had a good day . |
| 14 | ‘ I believe they behaved as if he 'd had a fortunate escape — condemned Isabelle as an aventurière , and worse . |
| 15 | If he 'd had a nice meal by the fire and the box to watch and no screaming and yelling he 'd have stayed in like Hoomey . |
| 16 | He felt odd , queer , as if he 'd had a bad dream . |
| 17 | It was as if he 'd had a sudden glimpse of a side of himself he did n't know , a side that was dark and uncontrolled . |
| 18 | Ivan fired again , short experimental bursts as if he 'd got a new power-drill from the Christmas tree . |
| 19 | He was more than the anchor man , everyone knew that , and if he wanted to put a regular science spot in the program , the producer would n't agree . |
| 20 | I told Richard that , if he wanted to become a professional actor , he first had to change both the quality of his voice and his speech , and that would involve hard and tiresome work . |
| 21 | His friend told him that if he wanted to make a meaningful collection he should try to find fossils of back-boned animals which were very rare . |
| 22 | I would n't think if he 's had a good sleep today . |
| 23 | In fact yesterday we said I wonder if he 's got a new car or whether he 's got visitors . |
| 24 | Then I 'll go and see Peter and see if he 's got a good idea what I can do . |
| 25 | Except that Tony Parsons is n't the sort of prat that 's stumbled into all this from public school as if he 's got a divine right to it . |
| 26 | You know , if if he 's got a particular bias , then he 'll , he 'll weight his report in the favour of that bias . |
| 27 | You may also be shown how to guide his arm movements , if he has made a good enough recovery to practise these correctly . |
| 28 | There are now two further exclusions which apply — if the insured at the time of effecting insurance is receiving inpatient treatment or is on a waiting list for inpatient treatment and if he has received a terminal prognosis then no payments will be made . |
| 29 | Obviously he is entitled to it if he has got a good case . |
| 30 | Oh no no , if he , if he tried to pull a fast one we 've already had one like that th that came in and bought a set unfortunately his father paid by cheque , oh no , well he paid by two cheques which , they had a card on them I know very well they ca n't stop them very well and he went out and er , and er the T V was only in the car and he went round a corner quick and he went brrrm like that you know |