Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [was/were] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I were the patient I would hope someone would have the common sense not to operate on me . |
| 2 | If I were the Secretary of State for Social Security , which I am not , my nightmare would be the early morning phone call from the Department 's press office saying that an eviction is taking place that day , that the media and particularly the television cameras will be there and asking whether I would be there and what were the Government 's comments . |
| 3 | There was therefore no longer any reason for or point in hesitation ; and I said that if I were the choice that I would respond to the best of my ability … |
| 4 | You might , were you in the celebrity business , react like literary agent Ed Victor : ‘ If I were the agent I would step on some jugulars to come home with $5 million for world-wide rights to the book and the film . ’ |
| 5 | Mind , I suppose if I were the sort of person you obviously think I am I would have known about your predilection for pretty girls — and your low boredom threshold , ’ she said scathingly . |
| 6 | To me this is odd as if I were the president of South Korea I would have imprisoned Kim Hyun-hui and released Im Su Kyong as to me Kim Hyun-hui committed the more serious crime . |
| 7 | He then asked my name , and on hearing it , asked if I was the padre at the convalescent homes , adding , ‘ A damned fine job . |
| 8 | And if I was the referee |
| 9 | You know , as if I was the enemy or something . ’ |
| 10 | as if I was the infant and she the elder ! |
| 11 | How would you like it if I was the wolf in Red Riding Hood ? ’ |
| 12 | She looked down at him , piteously , as if she were the child . |
| 13 | It was as if she were the child , cornered and reasoned into giving an explanation , and Lucy the teacher with all of the patience and the pressure working for her . |
| 14 | Trust Claire to act as if she were the centre of attention . |
| 15 | She leaned across the table to Wickham as if she were the man facing MacQuillan . |
| 16 | And , as if she were the therapist and the journalist the patient , Eleanor ushered Valerie from the door . |
| 17 | She spoke , Ruth thought , as if she were the mistress of a large establishment in London instead of a country vicar 's wife in a remote Yorkshire dale . |
| 18 | If she were the thunder , she thought , she would never speak to it again . |
| 19 | Around her head were fantasms of imminence , the way she 'd win if she were the heroine . |
| 20 | Unwilling admiration wrung from Jess a kind of exasperated protectiveness , as if she was the mistress and Miss Phoebe in her care . |
| 21 | ‘ We wonder if she was the daughter of a good family , who was kidnapped for ransom . |
| 22 | Then she brought his lips against hers again and kissed him long and lasciviously as if she was the man and he the woman … |
| 23 | They addressed her as if she was the equivalent of a Sheikha . |
| 24 | He looked around for Reni 's wife — the mother of Neferukhebit wondering if she was the source of the girl 's character . |
| 25 | The Frenchman treated me like a son ; his wife was a little more distant and cool so I complimented her and brought her small gifts , wooing her as if she was the maid . |
| 26 | Said you were top brass and that I could talk to you as if you were the Commissioner himself . " |
| 27 | Could you draft a short opening paragraph ( as if you were the editor ) and add a biographical note at the end . |
| 28 | If you were the mum and you brought these pizzas in and there was four people sitting there when you 've got six pizzas and they all want the same size . |
| 29 | If you were the wife of this man , what would you want ? |
| 30 | ( Write as if you were the person you have chosen . ) |