Example sentences of "if it [was/were] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know , if it was a dog that was lost , if it was a cat that was lost , if it was even a pigeon that had got lost they 've got some homing device , but the sheep has n't even got that , it ca n't even find it 's own way home . |
| 2 | If it was just a question of effort , the pit would be in no danger . ’ |
| 3 | I wondered if she really felt strongly about this or if it was just a habit to sound as if she did . |
| 4 | If it was simply a matter of the operating system , I 'd have said that it did n't much matter which of the two you chose to go with . |
| 5 | She had to be giving something , he knew , if it was only a word . |
| 6 | ‘ It does seem a bit extreme , ’ Doyle agreed , ‘ but if it was only a rumour I would n't be here . |
| 7 | Even if it was only a car driver 's license . |
| 8 | She knew she 'd be happier with a specific task to take her mind off things rather than just sitting about waiting for whatever might happen next , even if it was only the passing of time . |
| 9 | She briefly wondered if it was perhaps the work of Earth Reptiles , but swiftly dismissed the idea , since not only did the style not match theirs , but there was no sign of their hibernation hives . |
| 10 | She seemed to accept without question that Alexandra was the one who would handle the crisis , if it was still a crisis by the time she got into the office . |
| 11 | If it was then the case , as William Weber wrote , that ‘ La musique ancienne returned to dominate … as never before ’ in the actual repertory , matters of performance practice , by contrast , certainly did not stay static . |
| 12 | If it was really the case that he did not mention the power of attorney when speaking to her on that occasion and left her in ignorance of her responsibilities and status , his failure shows , in my opinion , such a want of care as to preclude him from relying , in support of his non est factum plea , on her ignorance of the power . |
| 13 | It makes me wonder just how long it 's been going on , or if it was merely a way to get Calder out of an awkward situation . ’ |
| 14 | The question has to be asked , however , if this was due to the activities of the ECSC or if it was merely a consequence of the sustained economic boom which affected the whole of Western Europe . |
| 15 | As he examined the clutter , however , Rostov was inclined to wonder if it was entirely the result of essential additions to survey gear . |
| 16 | Of course , if it were simply a matter of agreeing on an arbitrary definition , there would be little problem . |
| 17 | But if it were simply a matter of providing skills to make their students more employable , that would be a much more dubious enterprise . |
| 18 | Where religion is reduced to either , and treated as if it were simply a form of knowing or a form of doing , it is lost to sight altogether . |
| 19 | A disclaimer would not be effective if it were merely contained in the small print of a contract or if it were simply the subject of a casual remark by the salesman during negotiations . |
| 20 | Er the reason we wan na get it right is because er this Superintendent , erm he 's obviously got his interests very much on it , and he 's he 's keen to know what our response is going to be , and if it were just a member of the public I think we could we could being crude I think we could fob 'em off , but I think it 's gon na have to be a very structured answer as to why we 're not gon na do it . |
| 21 | His hands are gently folded over it as if it were just a bag of laundry on his lap . |
| 22 | You have run after me to find out this thing as if it were just an answer to a riddle , or a joke which you remembered half of . |
| 23 | If it were otherwise the court system would simply collapse under the strain . |
| 24 | If it were still the case that affray required that the incident should take place in public , the case would be cast-iron . |
| 25 | If it were less an absurdity , the House of Commons would have to take it seriously . |
| 26 | If it were only a matter of alcohol , would a body care ? |
| 27 | And if it were only the future of the Conservative Party that was at stake I would probably agree that electoral chastening would be a good thing . |
| 28 | If it were merely a handful of Irish psychopaths against us , they might be foiled by a piece of pasteboard with a photograph and some numbers stamped on it . |
| 29 | If it were merely a matter of eloquence , or energy or conviction , the education system , like other male institutions , would have been transformed by women already . |
| 30 | However , if it were merely the scale of the transactions that was unlawful or that payments had been made out of the wrong fund , it may be the council could be forced to honour the contracts . |