Example sentences of "if [pron] have a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Now , if everyone had an average-sized lawn which they cut weekly for eight months using half a litre of petrol at each session , they would still burn less than 4 gallons a year . |
2 | If I 've a complicated feature to write , or a problem to solve , I usually duck out and go for a run . |
3 | ‘ I received a phone call from Stefan at 7.30 in the morning to check if I had a suitable donor for the operation , ’ said manager of Canine Rescue , Southwold , Jim Waddington , who looks after Bobby . |
4 | If I had a decent book . |
5 | so he 's going to do that , so I said well look , do you mind if I had a wee sort of prelim talk with him |
6 | McGrath said : ‘ If I had a New Year 's wish , it would be for us and Manchester United to battle it out in a two-horse race for the Championship — and for us to win it for a lot of reasons . ’ |
7 | ( How would my life change if I had a great deal of money ? |
8 | I can make leads , I mean , if you have to do it , if I had a spare moment |
9 | ‘ It was as if I had a vast chip on my shoulder . |
10 | I think if I had a bigger bust my guts would n't look so big . |
11 | Cos what I thought , if I had a bigger you can always turn , you can always turn them up for us sew them and all that . |
12 | If I had a little money in a rich man 's world . |
13 | ’ If I had a decacred for every time someone has said that … |
14 | ‘ If I had a magnifying glass screwed intae ma heid I might , ’ his friend replied scornfully . |
15 | I 'm beginning to wonder , if I had a cardboard cut-out made of myself and stuck that in front of him , whether he 'd even notice . ’ |
16 | Well if I had a million invested , have it all invested . |
17 | I 'd be quite happy to go to work if erm if I had a good job and my boyfriend stayed at home , that 'd suit me fine ! |
18 | Despite our wariness of exclusivity , if I had a satisfactory answer to my first question ( somewhere along the lines of : we pay nothing and lose none of the candidate fee ! ) |
19 | ‘ If I had a magic wand I would wave it and get Nigel back . |
20 | If I had a broken window I would n't put my fingers through it — no way . |
21 | Well if I had a broken freezer I 'd mend it . |
22 | If I had a nine-to-five job in an office , you could n't just call in . |
23 | ‘ I was thinking of a smoke myself , ’ he said , his eyes fixed on the pouch , as if staring it down , ‘ if I had a few minutes in hand . ’ |
24 | If I had a little light , I thought , I might be tempted to a bit of a read in bed . |
25 | If I had a little land then I would be fine . ’ |
26 | do you think it 'll be , be really bad if I had a little bit ? |
27 | What would my attitude be if I had a difficult or long journey to work ? |
28 | Boycs asked me at Headingley if I had a big car . |
29 | What if I had a 90 per cent chance of surviving , but my child had a similar chance of being badly handicapped ? |
30 | ‘ If I had a proper job , and a regular salary , it would be different . |