Example sentences of "but if [pron] [vb past] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People complain about City prices and Leicester University class lists , but if we started printing all these digits even our most faithful readers would complain . |
| 2 | They were afraid to ta but if they 'd had that if they 'd told me to provide an extra coach for the Manchester as I was suggesting , Dougie would have come out and taken strips off them for You see . |
| 3 | But if I had said this to you three months ago would you have thought it worth the extra outlay ? |
| 4 | Someone recently said to me ‘ I 'm gradually getting over the death of my husband , but if I had realized all the extra work I would have I 'm not sure I could have coped . |
| 5 | No , but if I 'd said that |
| 6 | But if she had missed this one , she would be the laughing stock of her class . |
| 7 | On 9 September 1715 Bolingbroke wrote to James 's leading supporter in Scotland , John Erskine , sixth ( or , under another reckoning , eleventh ) Earl of Mar , to convey this and other bad news , but if he intended to discourage any immediate action he was too late . |
| 8 | ‘ But if you 'd loved each other — ? ’ |
| 9 | But if you 'd got enough fabric , you would have just done the same |
| 10 | They were as David and Jonathan , but if anyone had hinted such Jack would have poked him on the nose , and as for Charlie … |