Example sentences of "if [pron] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If everyone had identical tastes and endowments , then many public finance questions would lose their significance , and this is particularly true of the behaviour of the state . |
| 2 | But what would happen if everyone acted that way ? |
| 3 | And in the second cab , heading east , seeing the personnel , those who are faceless , and those who are all face , all hair and gesture , I wondered if everyone needed new identities when they came to New York . |
| 4 | So if I made some guesses you might be able to answer . ’ |
| 5 | Even if I thought strict liability for accidents wrong in principle , I would prefer that manufacturers of both washing machines and automobiles be held to that standard than that only one of them be . |
| 6 | If I took First B. Mus. at the College I could go to Oxford and take Second B. Mus. there , and afterwards write my Exercise — as that was financially possible for them . |
| 7 | So , I had a look at the powers of the police authority and they 're restricted to financial and administrative responsibilities and if I took that argument further , of course the Chief Constable has to take that into account . |
| 8 | ‘ Mandy , if I took this bet , you might feel driven to play Cupid . ’ |
| 9 | What would happen if I took less exercise ? |
| 10 | If I wore those track braces I would 've had I would n't have been able to clean my teeth properly |
| 11 | I bet if I told those Germans downstairs what I knew about Father 's job they 'd sit up and pay attention . |
| 12 | If I strained I could see the world as others did , stereoscopically , but if I relaxed binocular vision would ensue , and while one ‘ eye ’ would remain focused , the other would slide away into the clouded periphery where The Fat Controller and his machinations held sway . |
| 13 | Said that in future he 'd be obliged if I kept careful note of when Mr Meredith took out a horse . |
| 14 | If I saw this candle it would remind me of a carrot . |
| 15 | If I saw any cruelty in this business , I 'd leave the business because I would n't like my son to be brought up in an environment where there was cruelty to animals . |
| 16 | But if I Saw Three Ships was in there because it was one of the few in six eight time . |
| 17 | I 'll say if I knew any Swahili , I was very tempted to s I would would have been very tempted to use it , in the lights of the er , the dictionary . |
| 18 | Yeah if I knew some facts that I had a job to go to , I 'd pay for it myself |
| 19 | He wanted to know if I knew this George Paston . |
| 20 | ‘ If I knew another way of effecting this exorcism , as you 've aptly called it , do you think I 'd touch you ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ If I 'd been educated proper , I expect I 'd be able to talk more , ’ said Dolly , ‘ specially if I 'ad good looks and not just a sort of orphanage face . |
| 22 | I answered every thing and I seem , I think I got quite a few right , I mean I do , I , if I got fifty percent on that I 'd be very pleased . |
| 23 | And see if I got five centimetres five . |
| 24 | I 've thought guaran two machines you 're guaranteed for four years then , cos they did n't write the serial number down , so if I got two machines and it goes faulty I just send it back and say this machine 's faulty , they do n't know how many I 've got |
| 25 | ‘ My Lady , ’ Cranston retorted , ‘ I would feel better — ’ he raised his voice to a bellow' — I would feel better if I got some custom , and the attention due to a King 's officer ! ’ |
| 26 | whether we needed to go back for anything to go in the fridge or freezer If I got this page sort of full by the end of the week , people there were picking out their , they were getting tea bags and coffee and biscuits , you know for two pages full , I 've got one page full and of course with that I could get erm , packet of the Ferrera Roche |
| 27 | ‘ I thought if I got next door , we might get talking , perhaps get back together . |
| 28 | I assume you were asking me if I got any remarks last |
| 29 | I have a look in my pockets to see if I got any sweets or anything , but I ai n't . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'd be a liar if I said this sort of thing has not crossed my mind , ’ says Knight . |