Example sentences of "you were [to-vb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is very difficult to design a pressed flower picture on to a background material that has already been printed with a design , and if you were to use a floral fabric it might be hard to spot where your picture stops and the print begins . |
| 2 | If you were to compare a typical Irish or British magazine of today with its counterpart of say , thirty years ago , one of the most overwhelmingly obvious differences would be in the quality of the photographic material now being used . |
| 3 | If you step out of line , as I did a couple of times , trying too hard to find out how much money he earns , then he will pull you back and forget it , but you feel that if you were to commit a serious breach then we would not forgive . |
| 4 | If you were to try a new carbon zinc battery on one of these testers , and then an alkaline one , in both cases the needle would bang hard over . |
| 5 | If you were to have a new one delivered tomorrow , how would you like to learn how it works ? |