Example sentences of "if [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He gave me an odd look as if I was telling strange stories . |
| 2 | No no I would n't do that I always do it like this if I was playing that hand three flu well you could go well you got a choice you can go take a chance on your last hand , not getting through or you can go two , three , five , six , seven two three four , ace finish them which is what I 'd probably do . |
| 3 | Now what would you do if I was recording this conversation ? |
| 4 | I think if one looks at life and says : ‘ If I was doing that job , what are the conditions I would like to work in ? ’ , and then put them into operation , people will probably think it 's about right . |
| 5 | Mine went up with , you know let's face it if I was doing sixty mile an hour it would be doing just over six grand . |
| 6 | Jimmy was silent for a moment , then he said , ‘ What sort of thing did you mean when you asked if I was suffering any after-effects ? ’ |
| 7 | Ali poses a question , his eyes closed , his lips parting as if her were sliding open manhole covers . |
| 8 | ‘ It may not be as comfortable as an ordinary saloon , ’ Ward said on a note of apology , ‘ but buggered if Ah was takin' any chances in a country like this . ’ |
| 9 | She felt again that same deep chill , that same sense of horror she had always felt when in the presence of such venom , as if she were discovering that evil really did exist , that liberal attitudes were vaporous , that filth could find its way into the universe and be embodied and spread relentlessly , terrifying those it infected . |
| 10 | You 'd think they would n't want to be seen in public ; but no , there they are , living it up , and my own daughter aiding and abetting them as if she were doing some thing clever . |
| 11 | If she was addressing young people she made it her business to acquaint herself with their interests . |
| 12 | Turakina wrinkled her nose as if she was smelling bad meat . |
| 13 | If you was describing that man you 'd all get his clothes I bet , but I bet there 's three things you would forget about him , straight away . |
| 14 | That 's what I 'm saying , if , if , if , a a we hope you 're never in the situation but if you was describing that man , try and describe that man as honestly , honestly and as best as you can do n't say , if I say to you oh did he have jeans on ? |
| 15 | I wonder if it 's one of those things that I mean she 's reading the story aloud , I wonder if you were reading that story as as well |
| 16 | If you were to serve yourself an average helping of cabbage , though , it would usually weigh at least two ounces if you were eating it raw as part of a portion of coleslaw , for example , or four ounces if you were serving boiled cabbage . |
| 17 | He hummed and hawed for quite a while about it , but in the end I asked him if you were getting any visitors , and if not , I said , must n't you be feeling pretty lonely , and that did it . |
| 18 | ‘ You did n't look as if you were having much fun , ’ he said dangerously . |
| 19 | If you were claiming dual tax relief with your partner before remortgaging , this limitation may come as a serious financial shock to the system . |
| 20 | If you were paying full stamps before 1948 , your working life dates from the year you entered ( or re-entered ) the state insurance scheme . |
| 21 | Then you would need two of the , two of these sheets if you were doing two conversations , but only one if you 've done one . |
| 22 | I said I can imagine if you were doing this project yeah , like they 'd like get this tape yeah of you and Honey having |
| 23 | There is no need to invent imaginary names : in fact , if you were doing this report as an assignment , you could put your tutor 's name opposite the ‘ To ’ . |
| 24 | That 's why I asked if you were babysitting last night . |
| 25 | It was a soft infectious laughter , as if we were sharing private jokes . |
| 26 | Those of us who live in south-east London not three miles from King 's Cross know that if we were taking our children to meet a continental train , or if we were taking elderly parents or grandparents to meet the train , we would not take them to King 's Cross , because we could not park there or get them near the platforms . |
| 27 | If we were talking medical practices . |
| 28 | If we were asking this question of an amphibian or reptile , which lays its eggs and goes away to live solitarily except when the mating season comes around again , we would answer it purely in terms of the physical ecology of the species . |
| 29 | ‘ At such a moment one feels as if one were lying bound hand and foot at the bottom of a deep dark well , utterly helpless . ’ |
| 30 | Patients were not included in the study if they had undergone previous gastric surgery or if they were receiving cytotoxic drugs or >5 mg/day prednisolone . |