Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [be] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I were still a Minister of my country you would be giving me real protection , day and night . |
| 2 | If I were truly a princess — it would be Prince Edward for me ! ’ |
| 3 | ‘ If I was just a film actor maybe I would have done because that 's where all the films get made . |
| 4 | If I 'm just a footnote to Springsteen — that 's okay ! |
| 5 | ‘ as if I 'm just a ghost come back to haunt — not real at all . ’ |
| 6 | I think if I 'm just a splinter out of his head , then he must have been a bit like me , not much though . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ But if I must , I promise — if I 'm really a widow . ’ |
| 8 | I wonder if I 'm really the best person for the task . " |
| 9 | ‘ Exactly on the hour , and if she 's only a couple of minutes late , you sing out , Bainbridge , because I shall want to know . ’ |
| 10 | She knew he was speaking to her as if she were either an idiot or a child but the momentary fight had quite gone and she just nodded , looking up at him . |
| 11 | So we get two things , we get a very good new personality , and secondly , an intelligent personality , and , therefore , and this is an important part of the strategy , she gets out of the other archaeologists she 's talking to a much higher level of interaction and intellectual interchange than she would if she were simply a standard presenter . |
| 12 | ‘ You have never got out of the childish habit of trying to do several things at once , ’ Sally had said to her once ; Sally , so cool , so contained , so efficient she sometimes made Harriet feel as if she were still a child , though of course she would never admit it . |
| 13 | That night her father sat on the edge of her bed and stroked her hair , as if she were still a little girl . |
| 14 | If she were still a person . |
| 15 | She had thrown herself into his arms and hugged him as if she were still a schoolgirl . |
| 16 | [ PAMELA begins to serve them with wine as if she were still a servant . ] |
| 17 | It was already beginning to feel as if the last four years had never happened ; as if she were still the confused , angry , raw-nerved girl she had been when he had finally walked out on her . |
| 18 | If she was just a pop star she would not be able to do it , ’ said Mel Bush . |
| 19 | But he merely looked embarrassed and said : ‘ Oh — hi ! ’ as he passed as if she was just a casual acquaintance . |
| 20 | For all I knew she was with you , but if she was just a visitor , I had to make sure she would be all right . |
| 21 | Edward Carrington had wondered if he was drunk , or if she was just a dreadful tease , mocking the Englishman of European myth . |
| 22 | She hesitated , torn between the unaccountable shyness she always felt in Louise 's presence and the overwhelming desire to be in on whatever it was they were giggling about , even if she was only a barely tolerated spectator . |
| 23 | If he wanted her , even if it was only to satiate a temporary need , even if she was only a substitute for the woman he really wanted , then she would oblige , because he had reduced her will-power to nothing . |
| 24 | She was a woman , and , even if she was hardly the sophisticate Nicolo imagined her to be , at least she knew what passion was . |
| 25 | However , if you are already a keen needlewoman the answer to using this type of fabric is what we call ‘ cut and sew ’ . |
| 26 | If you are already a diet winner — and , contrary to what the average survey would have us believe , there are lots of you about — then we can make you even more successful . |
| 27 | Do n't worry if you are already a subscriber , you will be able to overlook your next year 's renewal ! |
| 28 | If you are already a member or subscriber come along and support us . |
| 29 | But if you are already a tenant and you are suddenly faced with a crisis , you will need legal advice to solve it . |
| 30 | However , if you are merely a dabbler in the drawings game then having access to the full US Geological Survey topographic patterns , architectural and other standards may well be of little significance . |