Example sentences of "if it was [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Federal and Capital we er , is , is a small business er , but highly profitable and er , it 's a subscription business so that the cash comes in advance and er , the er , the only criticism I have of Federal and Capital is that it 's , it , it , it , it would be nice if it was five times bigger than it is . |
| 2 | could n't help thinking if it was modern day a woman that 's manically depressed dreamt that , dreamt she had , she was definitely mental , she would be stuck in a a mental home and just kept under with er |
| 3 | The membership ban would make sense if it was Labour Party policy to expel Northern Ireland from the UK immediately after coming to power . |
| 4 | If it was stormy people were too busy looking after the farm and the animals to bother much , but when it was clear we had a nice meal . |
| 5 | ‘ Now if it was Irish whiskey you were talking about … ’ |
| 6 | Fifty two litres roughly so if it was one voucher for fifteen that 's three in n it ? |
| 7 | And , by the way , " he added , as if it was all part of the same subject , " I think I 've come up with the safest combination of captain and crew for your journey . |
| 8 | They felt they 'd been made fools of … and the ring is some sort of family heirloom and his father went on as if it was all Rick 's fault that Angy had made off with it . ’ |
| 9 | They 're water under the bridge , and if it was murky water … ’ |
| 10 | When I had spare time , but if you 'd If it was decent weather you 'd have to give a hand in the garden at home you see ? |
| 11 | However , to get him to the point where he might be weaned from the ventilator , one must allow him to sleep and get stronger , so if it was that kind of day or that kind of period , he might have more sedation than other times . |
| 12 | If it was that number it would be hundreds . |
| 13 | It would be written with my pen , you see , if it was that letter . |
| 14 | got I mean if Even if you had a date to aim towards , even if it was six months hence , at least that would help you , you could |
| 15 | Well if it was four days it would be alright but |
| 16 | If it was good hay that was as good as two bowls of corn . |
| 17 | but he he would never stay except , you know , it always had to be in respectable kind of a barn or something he would live in , least And in fact instead of that he would ra if it was good days he would rather lie at the dyke side . |
| 18 | Of course he had asked her if she was quite certain and she said she was , quite certain , but now he wondered if it was mere association that had made her agree , association and horror . |
| 19 | You were n't doing anything individual it was more communion thing you were making the likes of if it was brown bread you 're all standing rolling up and chaffing brown bread and putting them in tins . |
| 20 | If it was 3 lb of beef per head per day in 1990 , it was 4 lb in 1989 . |
| 21 | The Vadinamians like to stage Recovery as if it was some kind of major ceremonial — with the required assembling of all the off-worlders , the exact timing and so on . |
| 22 | He raised the bucket too , and shook it rhythmically , as if it was some kind of primitive musical instrument . |
| 23 | It came to light that er a great many of the members , a great many of the people who talked about their early experiences reported some sort of abusive experience , either y'know er quite a short one that went on over many many years you know that er if it was some relative or friend of the family they were likely to have been abused for quite a long time in some cases . |
| 24 | Anyway , if it was some place like where those sisters are . ’ |
| 25 | if it was another girl he would have another one . |
| 26 | I swilled down the half-pint of champagne as if it was bitter lemon . |
| 27 | if , if , if it was three quarters water er human 's must of been in the water to start with |
| 28 | ‘ I did n't know if it was false alarm or they got my name confused , ’ he said . |
| 29 | I wondered if it was different solution ? |
| 30 | After pausing for a second he must have relented , because he told her that if it was any help she could borrow benches and trestle tables . |