Example sentences of "if it [was/were] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Going on about his birthday as if it was the Second Coming . ’ |
| 2 | It was made more so by the billing he got as if it was the Second Coming or something and he was going to be a wonder player . |
| 3 | He had been informed that John Browne spoke with a stutter but the elder of the two men in front of him spoke with such pride and composure that Claverhouse doubted if it was the right man . |
| 4 | It was as if he 'd made up his mind about something yet was not sure if it was the right thing to do . |
| 5 | This laterality effect was also obtained when the cursor for tracking the target was attached to the jaw ( Sussman and MacNeilage , 1975b ) but not if the jaw was used to track lateralised visual input ( MacNeilage , Sussman and Stolz , 1975 ) nor if it was the right hand that was used to track auditory input ( Sussman 1971 ) . |
| 6 | Oh the teachers were very good , they usually greeted you with a big plum or something , if it was the right time of the year , which it usually was . |
| 7 | The young houseman appeared to be consulting a list , and Richard , anxious to help a beginner , tried to indicate that he would bleed from the ears if it was the right thing to do . |
| 8 | I do n't know if it was the Irish temper in me or the Mexican , but I leapt on to the first marine I could reach . |
| 9 | I think that the instructor should treat the first flight on a particular glider as if it was the first flight of the day , and on subsequent flights he should just check for full and free movement and that the surfaces are moving fully . |
| 10 | I do not know if it was the first time since his appointment as executive chef at the Carlton Tower in 1968 , but I do know it was a rare occurrence to see him even emerge from his kitchen , let alone dine . |
| 11 | Er she 'd got herself reasonably fit again er and then if she 'd car take over the mo the baby you 'd , you 'd get , you 'd train her if she did n't know , if she ha if it was the first baby . |
| 12 | She liked to show them to me about every three months , each time as if it was the first . |
| 13 | Tuesday must of been Tuesday if it was the other day |
| 14 | I wondered if it was the usual supper for prisoners . |
| 15 | because I , I remem I remember when the if it was the Seventeen er I remember when that was launched in the , in the U K and it was |
| 16 | yeah , erm yeah it was different erm with it only being role play it was a bit erm difficult to keep up with it sometimes and actually keep it going like , erm if it was the real life situation outside right you 'd know that the person you were talking to had more had been through that situation before |
| 17 | He was , after all , on holiday even if it was the all-important 5th August , the day of the Grand Banquet , of the arrival of the Prince of Wales . |
| 18 | Commenting on the possibility of German reunification , Worner said that a debate within the alliance on that issue was a matter of time , and that NATO was ready for eventual reunification if it was the expressed will of the German people . |
| 19 | He admitted that with prevailing high interest rates he was not particularly keen to mount a management bid , but would do so if it was the only way to safeguard shareholder value . |
| 20 | It decided to question the validity of the Regulations in proceedings for judicial review but to avoid adverse publicity which might arise if it was the only building society failing to pay in accordance with the Regulations and to avoid the danger of being charged penalties , it paid three instalments as required by the Regulations but without prejudice to its right to recover those sums if it was correct in its contention that the Regulations were void . |
| 21 | ‘ How about if it was the only way you could save yourself losing every corporate customer you 've got ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Yes , Mrs Grindlewood-Gryke , I will , ’ I said as if it was the one thing in the world I wanted to do . |
| 23 | ‘ But ’ Agnes decided ‘ even if it was the Secret Service we do n't want them knowing you 're off to St Louis and points West any more then we want the Bravoes … |
| 24 | Couville sat opposite him , elbows on his knees , cradling the cup as if it was the Holy Grail . |
| 25 | He took the stairs slowly , trying to remember if it was the third or the fourth step from the bottom that creaked when you put your weight on it . |
| 26 | Even if it was the last thing she was ever able to do , Phoebe would have known it , and would have to notice her now . |
| 27 | Secretly Sam vowed that he would find it again if it was the last thing he did . |
| 28 | ‘ We would sink into each other as if it was the last time . |
| 29 | When she spoke of Virginia it was in reverent tones , as if it was the last stage on the journey to heaven . |
| 30 | Mildred spent a lot of time by the pond telling the frog-magician that she had n't forgotten him and that she would get him out if it was the last thing she did . |