Example sentences of "if you [vb past] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | It would n't matter if you 'd been promised a king 's ransom if you achieved a lucky jump to the scorpion . |
2 | ‘ How much more would it be , ’ John asked , ‘ if you added a modest profit to us on those outlays ? ’ |
3 | If you spotted a smart black-and-white magpie in a field , that was certainly one , but if , when you 'd walked into the next field , you saw another , was that two or another one ? |
4 | If you drank a small sherry , two glasses of wine and a small brandy , how many units of alcohol would you be taking ? a.5 b.10. c.25. d.40 |
5 | So , if you drank a whole bottle of wine , blood alcohol would rise to about 150ml/100ml or 70mg above the legal limit and it will take nearly 5 hours ( 70 ÷ 15 ) to fall to that limit . |
6 | But if you ordered a ten thirty delivery and it arrived before noon , we would just give you the money difference the before twe , ten thirty and the before noon price , not the complete price . |
7 | Once , fellow divers would be envious if you brought a nice-sized crab to the surface . |
8 | Okay if you said the first one was saw , |
9 | You know , it had to be ready cash for all these shops , the probably did their bit when people had money , you know if you had a wee bit extra money . |
10 | You would n't be able to do that if you had a frozen shoulder . |
11 | Aye , well , if you had a frozen shoulder you would n't get it past there . |
12 | But it 's something which even you could use if you had a specific , good example of a specific situation could , which could be turned into news . |
13 | So that the bill I would es estimate , if you have a solicitor as executor would be the same as if you had a private person as ex as executor who went to see that solicitor . |
14 | And I wondered if you had a personal interest as well . ’ |
15 | eating too much , I suppose if you had a little glass , then just one |
16 | And if you , if you had a religious knowledge |
17 | So , ’ he continued , ‘ if you had a tall skyscraper , say , with people living at the top , they will think everything at the bottom has shrunk — been squashed down — compared to normal . ’ |
18 | because , you know , erm , most kids these days , especially by the time they 're nine or ten , they 're used to having their own pocket money , and then you , and they say they ca n't do any maths at all , and you say well , if you had a fifty pence and you bought something for twenty four , how much change ? |
19 | If you had a two week spell in hospital due to illness , and you worried about keeping your household running smoothly , the £280 weekly payments would let you employ home help without straining your finances . |
20 | But in today if you if you had a new landfill site developed today . |
21 | Which are the sectors where you feel , if you had a new settlement , er there would be potential er problems if that 's the right word , for the implementation of your regeneration policies in Leeds . |
22 | You were trusting people to pay it if you had a black book . |
23 | At the early age of thirty-eight me mother sent me West Get up , said she , and get a job says I I 'll do me best I pulled on my Wellingtons to march to march to Kiljimock But I took a wrong turn at Charlestown and ended up in Knock Once this quiet crossroads was a place of quiet prayer Where Catholics got indulgent once or twice a year You could buy a pair of rosary beads or get your candles blessed If you had a guilty conscience , you could get it off your chest … |
24 | We had to explain to them what a three-dimensional , you know , lock-up page was and why , you know , gutters were a certain width and if you had column rules and gutters , you know , why they were centered and why you could n't , if you had a wide margin below three columns of text why you did n't move the gutter beyond where the text was n't so white , or why you did n't move it down and have it join a rule here because it would have been a real pain in the arse to have to do that in metal , so you just sit and do it . |
25 | Because if that if you had if you had a perfect year it is that . |
26 | And if you had a complete attendance you got your er you got your fee back again from the from . |
27 | paid but if you had a complete attendance they gave you the money back for your self which was quite er a good thing in these days when a a tanner was a tanner . |
28 | But if you had a rich peasant economy that you 're gon na tax all the time , I mean he 's not gon na much is he ? |
29 | Go on if you had a bloody some bloody stuff nicked last Saturday |
30 | ‘ Perhaps it would be better if you had a nice lie down , ’ Mrs Hobbs was saying . |