Example sentences of "if i [vb past] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't get too much sleep that night though , wondering if I 'd done the right thing ! ’ |
| 2 | It 's almost like the ceremony of ordaining a bishop in fact if I 'd turned the wrong page we could have ended up with a bishop rather than an abbot you know |
| 3 | [ He will say later , ‘ If I 'd relaxed the standard there I 'd have had umpteen other people knocking on the door wanting to do precisely the same thing to save on trade effluent charges . ’ ] |
| 4 | The twins , both 22 , though Kevin is 11 minutes older , pulled no punches in the welterweight bout and Steve tells Associated Press : ‘ If I 'd had the chance , I 'd have knocked him out . ’ |
| 5 | When he is sentenced to gaol he pleads in mitigation that he ‘ might have been a better citizen if I 'd had the levels ’ , to a Judge who did n't understand what he was saying , and of course the last page sees him studying for ‘ the levels ’ in prison . |
| 6 | Bits of Meccano lay around waiting to be pilfered if I 'd had the courage . |
| 7 | ‘ If I 'd had the sense to be frank with her last March , maybe I could have done that . |
| 8 | She was reported as seeing it as a serious matter and thought the fine by the court was not enough : ‘ I 'd have chopped his hand off if I 'd had the chance ’ . |
| 9 | If I 'd had the chance , I would have finished what I 'd begun . ’ |
| 10 | It was the sort of thing I 'd have done I suppose if I 'd had the chance . |
| 11 | It got a roar of appreciation which I can still hear , and afterwards Stephen Sondheim came over to ask me if I 'd had the dress made to go with the remark . |
| 12 | ‘ When I bought this house and insisted she move in with me she took the path of least resistance and agreed , although even then if I 'd had the wits to see them all the signs were there that although she relished my role as provider she cared very little for me as a person . ’ |
| 13 | The man checks my gun as if I 'd had the time and opportunity to fix the outcome , and then rather begrudgingly hands over a very full pair of red fake fur lips . |
| 14 | ‘ I sure would have , if I 'd had the chance . |
| 15 | I mean if I 'd had the money |
| 16 | Mum and Dad were dozing in their chairs but Dad opened his eyes as I sat down and asked if I 'd enjoyed the picture . |
| 17 | On Wednesday I met Mrs Matthews in the street and she asked if I 'd taken the cat to the vet and I admitted that I had n't . |
| 18 | And he only had to wait a couple of erm points left on his licence so if I 'd taken the dangerous thriving or something he could have lost his licence but erm that 's besides the point . |
| 19 | If I 'd caught the buggers I tell you , there would have been murder done . ’ |
| 20 | so that 's English , and I 've got ta get , er he reckons he 'll get a B grade for the er lit , but I was so cheesed off with that erm piece I got today , thirty five and thirty five , one mark off being er an A , he put at the bottom aargh , if only you 'd seen the lousy ending , cos he said if I 'd got the , an extra couple of sentences it er would of been forty eight , forty , so that 's , so annoying , but I 've now got ta write an informal letter , I do n't know how that comes under informal letter |
| 21 | Marker sentence If I 'd known the price , I would n't have bought the book . |
| 22 | Teacher If I 'd known Student If I 'd known Teacher the price Student the price Teacher If I 'd known the price Student If I 'd known the prices , etc |
| 23 | Teacher If I 'd known Student If I 'd known Teacher the price Student the price Teacher If I 'd known the price Student If I 'd known the prices , etc |
| 24 | I wish I 'd had fewer children — if I 'd known the way prices would go up … |
| 25 | ‘ In fact , if I 'd known the effect my arrival was going to have , perhaps I 'd have stayed away . |
| 26 | For a moment I wondered if I 'd brought the bad luck down on us by pretending the planetaries were n't working , at the Vadinamian Valve . |
| 27 | It would serve you out if I chose to use the letter in an action against you for breach of promise ! ’ |
| 28 | I had taken the first step when an elderly man touched my shoulder and asked in the lilting , Spanish-accented French of the region , if I wished to view the church . |
| 29 | If I wished to raise the level it would be a simple matter of raising the lip on the top header pool where the water runs into the bottom header . |
| 30 | A couple of weeks after my appointment to the Arts Council , a letter arrived from Downing Street asking if I wished to accept the honour of a peerage . |