Example sentences of "if it [was/were] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your paper had 30 — 40 pages or more ; a large proportion of features ; pages of small ads ( if it was a broadsheet ) ; regular colour . |
| 2 | artery , it 's probably quite easy , the television set , then after that it 'll drop off obviously because the body is pulling the pressure down all the time , it does , okay , but if it was a vein ? |
| 3 | If it was a battle between the two brothers she knew whose side she was on ! |
| 4 | If it was a dunce , you would have done that . |
| 5 | If it was a question of company survival , or union survival , the company would always win . |
| 6 | Yes , we could , if you wish actually cut back the complaint examiner time further because there is a clear , very clear , front runner , who Chris and I both believe is appointable , so if it was a question of getting somebody in more quickly , there is the option of not having the second interview , as long as you 're prepared to , you know , to forego that , to get somebody in quickly , but that , I mean that decision can be made at the time . |
| 7 | If it was a question that this vehicle was in that state when the sold it , then I would think that most of them would put that right themselves . |
| 8 | Now , the fact of a past service raises an implication that at the time it was rendered it was to be paid for , and , if it was a service which was to be paid for , when you get in the subsequent document a promise to pay , that promise may be treated either as an admission which evidences or as a positive bargain which fixes the amount of that reasonable remuneration on the faith of which the service was originally rendered . |
| 9 | The threat , if it was a threat , had taken all his nerve , and the seed of liking for him died within her . |
| 10 | I was standing 15–20 yards from the incident and I could not tell if it was a handball . |
| 11 | But if it was a kid involved , I mean , well you would would n't you ? |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Then the cops did do something but I do n't know if it was a tip-off or dumb luck : they raided some farmhouse up in Tuscany and found her still alive . |
| 14 | Corbett fleetingly wondered if it was a portent . |
| 15 | If it was a child I 'd say here you sit up properly . |
| 16 | These figures range from Azam Khan , ‘ one of the chief nobles of the Empire ’ whose principal claim to fame is his vast harem and his insatiable appetites ( ‘ a pederast , he is also fond of beautiful girls … whenever he is informed of the availability of a lad or a fine wench he endeavours to be the buyer ’ ) ; through Taqi , ‘ one of the famous eunuchs and the ringleader of the conjurors of Hindustan ’ ( ‘ his house is the abode of delicate beauties , some as fair as the dawn while others are as dark as volatile passion ’ ) ; to great musicians such as the blind drummer Shah Nawaz who played his own stomach as if it was a tabla drum ; or the disgusting Surkhi , a glutton who ‘ snored and expectorated loudly ’ but whose horrible habits were overlooked by his hosts because of the unique beauty of his voice ( ‘ as melodious as a nightingale ’ ) , his brilliant mimicry and his ready wit . |
| 17 | If it was a member of Connelly 's gang it made no sense , yet who else would know about the shipment ? |
| 18 | Tommy listened , nodding , as if it was a story he 'd heard before . |
| 19 | Anonymity would be very very difficult if it 's if it was a video recording . |
| 20 | If it was a day of moody magnificence that would have inspired Thomas — coal-black skies , lashing rain , swirling winds — some would say it was n't one suited to the Wallaby winger 's high-summer skills . |
| 21 | But if it was a case of ‘ I 'm going to get you ’ your dignity would n't allow you to let them get the better of you . |
| 22 | The man ( if it was a man ) was probably a fairly junior member of the firm ; if only Henry could find a way of getting past him to the people really in the driving seat . |
| 23 | No , I thought if it was a man it was a president and it was a woman it was Prime Minister . |
| 24 | there was this picture of this , I do n't know if it was a man or a woman naked in a cubical and it filled , well he or she filled the cubical and you could n't see where the , the bottom began |
| 25 | So all you 'd do is you 'd cast about for a friend , you 'd decide on a price that you would accept and if it was a friend , if you had to sell it and you needed fifteen quid to buy a pair of shoes or whatever , erm and you 'd like twenty , you 'd turn to a mate and go , Have you got twenty quid ? and he he 'd say yes or no . |
| 26 | If it was a drug company , they rely pretty heavily on impressive animal test data to put the product over . |
| 27 | Rincewind knew that if it was a temple to Bel-Shamharoth it would have eight sides . |
| 28 | that 's why , that 's so that we can give the shop his control of supply which actually like my da , you 're saying if it was a computer disc supplier he could have next day delivery to him and then next day delivery to my man . |
| 29 | If it was a girl , she would throw the " " " hole thing away , put on her hat and away she would go to get other work . |
| 30 | If it was a girl |