Example sentences of "if [adv] [pers pn] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If only they had some grenades of the gas or choke or knockout variety ! |
| 2 | We have not yet been sufficiently educated to realize that the risk of dying from the greatest killer disease in the Western world could be drastically reduced if only we took preventative measures by eating sensibly and looking after our bodies . |
| 3 | It 's a very striking book because while on the one hand he admires the Bolsheviks very greatly for the hope that they have given to man , for the feeling that they have given to the world that new potentialities are there to be realized if only we had enough courage , yet on the other hand , even at that point , he was acutely conscious that the Bolsheviks ' attitude towards the equality of power was leading them in a fatal direction , and long before Stalinism began to take shape , he described in advance what he expected to come . |
| 4 | ‘ If only I had that opportunity such a rewarding experience working among people of that type . ’ |
| 5 | He said , oh if only I had that power ! |
| 6 | ‘ If only I had some money put by , ’ he told Rosie , as he was taking her home to the pub one evening . |
| 7 | If only he had some tools … |
| 8 | If only he had some security , if only his art supplies were replenished . |
| 9 | All his life , the fool thinks that if only he tried another woman , or holiday , or whatever , then this time he would really catch the mysterious something . |
| 10 | There were no strike pay , you just had a promissory note that er if ever they got any money they 'd pay you , you see ? |
| 11 | He always noticed pools of oil and empty coke cans round the house if ever he passed that way . |
| 12 | Now , she decided , if ever she had that kind of money , she would first ensure that her family would never again , for as long as they lived , be in need . |