Example sentences of "if i [vb past] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I knew that if I made the slightest false step he would leap at me . |
| 2 | I did not think He would mind this , especially if I made the whole thing into a sort of combined barby stroke burnt sacrifice . |
| 3 | He noticed that he was being drawn into making the decision by the ‘ we ’ ; and so he said , ‘ Well , speakin' for meself , it would sicken me if I thought the young 'un got into his hands . ’ |
| 4 | They 've given me an elbow crutch , and I can make the journey perfectly well now , if I thought the blasted train would stay on the lines , but there 's not much I could do once I got to Moila , is there , if I ca n't walk ? |
| 5 | If I heard the hon. Gentleman correctly , he suggested that redundancy pay for displaced miners was excessively generous . |
| 6 | The ‘ Let ’ rule has stood since 1880 without too much fuss and I think I might get annoyed if I saw the fifth set in a Wimbledon final decided by a serve which simply hit the net and ‘ died ’ on the receiver 's side . |
| 7 | A few days ago when I was hooked up to a foetal monitor , a midwife rushed in , not to ask how I was , but to see if I knew the latest on the war . |
| 8 | Professor Lock would erm have something to say if I raised the final one so I sha n't do that . |
| 9 | Well , actually , looking at the erm , premiums in the book , and it worked out that the total I was paying out in endowments , if I got the same level of cover under the protected savings plan , over twenty five years with living assurance , it was , it was only working about seven pound more , you know , |
| 10 | I found that if I imbibed the medicinal stimulant too quickly , the pace of creative work ( and the typing ) slowed down , and it took me some weeks of careful experimentation to find the most efficacious ration . |
| 11 | I doubt if I had the necessary day or so to spare . |
| 12 | I tried phoning you this lunchtime to ask about the above proposal , but I do n't even know if I had the right number , though I got through to it twice ; about five different people spoke to me uncomprehendingly , and eventually a man came to the phone and said ‘ Bratislava ’ ; I did n't know whether that meant I 'd got a Bratislava number , or that you 'd gone to Bratislava . |
| 13 | ‘ They said it would be all right if I had the serial numbers but I do n't think they expected me back , ’ she said . |
| 14 | No , it 's that he , he goes , if I had the other one he could have done it there and then on the computer . |
| 15 | You see if I had the original identification I could at least match it up against a description . ’ |
| 16 | I would far rather say , if I had the seven thousand pounds , say to both my daughters there you are dears , there 's the seven thousand pounds you decide how much of that you want for your wedding what is left over you keep , and it would be interesting to find out how much they then spent on their photographers , and on their cake , and the , the wedding cars etcetera . |
| 17 | It might have looked as if I wanted the bloody money ! ’ |
| 18 | In a cinema , for example , although you would no doubt forgive me if I shouted ‘ Move ! ’ at you if I had seen that a heavy chandelier was falling on to your head , you might not be so tolerant if I used the same formulation , requesting the same action , if you were simply obscuring my view of the screen . |
| 19 | Perhaps it would help if I explained the complicated process by which the Journal is produced . |
| 20 | If I showed the slightest sign of taking sides about Bodyline , or suggesting that it was a threat to cricket , my reports would be censored and I would probably be replaced . |
| 21 | I do n't know if I did the right thing , either . |
| 22 | ‘ I do n't care if I hit the wrong building ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I do n't care if I hit the wrong building . |
| 24 | With my luck , Ginny , I 'd lose if I backed the only filly in a one horse race , ’ Mark told her , suddenly conscious of the fact that his speech was beginning to slur . |
| 25 | If I held the winning ticket this would definitely be my Single Of The Week . |
| 26 | I always said if I won the 100 it would be very hard to beat me in the 200 . |