Example sentences of "if it was [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | The membership ban would make sense if it was Labour Party policy to expel Northern Ireland from the UK immediately after coming to power . |
| 3 | ‘ Now if it was Irish whiskey you were talking about … ’ |
| 4 | Fifty two litres roughly so if it was one voucher for fifteen that 's three in n it ? |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | They 're water under the bridge , and if it was murky water … ’ |
| 7 | 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 ? |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | If it was that number it would be hundreds . |
| 10 | It would be written with my pen , you see , if it was that letter . |
| 11 | If it was good hay that was as good as two bowls of corn . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | He raised the bucket too , and shook it rhythmically , as if it was some kind of primitive musical instrument . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Anyway , if it was some place like where those sisters are . ’ |
| 18 | if it was another girl he would have another one . |
| 19 | I swilled down the half-pint of champagne as if it was bitter lemon . |
| 20 | ‘ I did n't know if it was false alarm or they got my name confused , ’ he said . |
| 21 | I wondered if it was different solution ? |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | I just thought , if it was any good if I took Bryony to the hairdresser with me and you took Richard and James |
| 24 | you go and have a look at that one in the bathroom any way he looked at that mark , so if it was any thing |
| 25 | if it was any thing he 'd er |
| 26 | If it was any consolation the same basic problems existed in the Church of England , while among Roman Catholics few if any clergy were well paid . |
| 27 | I used to start me milkround on a Saturday morning at six o'clock and I 'd be still running round at , at one o'clock and some of these , two o'clock sometimes , if it was bad weather . |
| 28 | And if it was bad weather he 'd to take them home again . |
| 29 | Rostov thought about Alexei 's behaviour and wondered if it was human nature for sons to hate their fathers , even when they did not know them very well . |
| 30 | Hopkins played nicely to the crowds too , although it was hard to figure out if it was conscious manipulation or the unconscious product of his enthusiasm . |