Example sentences of "if [pers pn] have [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if I had to choose a companion to be with me down the years I would take you as a pattern . ’ |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | And I think if I had to choose an adjective to describe myself , I would say that I 'm a cultural historian , with a very strong social interest . |
| 4 | Batty said : ‘ If I had to miss the game , I know we still have a squad strong enough to beat Rangers . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | IF I HAD to design a retreat for winter-weary travellers who want familiar hotels but in a different civilisation , I 'd invent Marrakech . |
| 8 | Not even if I had to block the Valve for a week … |
| 9 | If I had to replace the lock myself it just would n't get done . ’ |
| 10 | I suspect that if I had to find an alternative to what we 've already proposed and what we 've constantly supported , I would actually go right back to the , I would actually go right back to the beginning erm because it would be cleaner and it would be clearer . |
| 11 | ‘ Not if I had to face a helicopter journey every time I wanted to come into town , ’ he drawled , and then slowly lowered his gaze to her red mouth , murmuring , ‘ So … do you want to see the bedrooms ? ’ |
| 12 | If I had to make a comparison , I can only really compare an Aeronca to some of the latest two-seat side-by-side kitplanes like the Avid Flyer . |
| 13 | I suppose if I had to make the choice , I would sacrifice skiing for the sake of the hills . |
| 14 | If I have to name a time I 'm thinking of running around the three hour mark . ’ |
| 15 | Most of the shots in this collection , however , were taken at first light including those of which Nigel is most proud : ‘ If I have to choose a favourite it would be the photograph of Bryce Canyon in Utah . |
| 16 | Most of the shots in this collection , however , were taken at first light including those of which Nigel is most proud : ‘ If I have to choose a favourite it would be the photograph of Bryce Canyon in Utah . |
| 17 | ‘ If I have to do the reading we do , ’ said Jim . |
| 18 | I think if I have to find a word to describe the club , that word is ‘ comfortable ’ . |
| 19 | I do n't care if I have to break the wall or really hack my way through that bloody hedge , I 'm going to do it . |
| 20 | I can just about remember my own , but I do n't rack up the angst if I have to extract the address book and look up Oliver Russell in it . |
| 21 | " I will be there even if I have to have the foot amputated , " he said . |
| 22 | Now she thought that if she had to clear the table once more , put the few plates in the dish-washer , put the cereal packet away , brush the crumbs from the table top , she would scream and go on screaming : scream until the plaster started to crack from the walls and the neighbours gathered to stand whispering outside the window and the cat fled in terror . |
| 23 | In her bedroom now , sipping her whisky , she acknowledged for the first time in her life that if she had to make a list of the happy times , it would properly have to include the hours she had spent with Graham in his garden . |
| 24 | Maggie was a very young woman , she thought that if she had to face a gang of young firemen she would be more comfortable in something smart . |
| 25 | He pressed his mouth down on hers and kissed her long and hard and without any kind of finesse until Robyn felt she 'd throw up if she had to endure the taste of him any longer . |
| 26 | In the way that if you had to choose a player to score a century to save your life it would have been Boycott , then if you were pinned to a wall and forced to choose someone to win the Masters it would be Faldo . |
| 27 | If you had to choose a place for a factory making some similar consumer goods , perhaps pop records , which city , on either side of the Pennines , do you think would be best , and why ? |
| 28 | Discuss how you could refer to some of these events or publications if you had to write an essay on A Trip to the Moon in its historical context . |
| 29 | This could be serious if you had to make a side-slip to get down into field on an early flight . |
| 30 | If you , if you had to make the tea as many times in the day as us women did which they all did |