Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Said that in future he 'd be obliged if I kept careful note of when Mr Meredith took out a horse . |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . |
| 5 | If I had flipping cameras round me all the time I 'd tell them where to go . |
| 6 | Sensing , or knowing , that my days in my native land were numbered , he asked me if I needed foreign currency . |
| 7 | I wo n't go into them today if I did possible savings . |
| 8 | ‘ Good God , if I weathered poor Isabel 's friendship , I am sure I may weather yours ! ’ |
| 9 | ‘ If I bought red mullet in England , I would probably get a two-stone cardboard box . |
| 10 | If she kept quiet Penry might sleep longer , and wake in a better mood . |
| 11 | Would that passionless person mind if she got bad notices ? |
| 12 | When asked if she thought Outdoor Action readers were being petty in writing to complain about blocked paths , her reply was forceful to say the least . |
| 13 | If she burned smokeless fuel , the soot problem would disappear . |
| 14 | you know there was I 've got a policy er here that I can take out and you took it and then that was it and you spent the rest of the time talking about this one policy whereas , because you 'd been thinking about that one , there may have been others that you may have been able to disturb her about or erm you know if she had other member of the family or education , whatever , there was , there was other areas that maybe you could 've brought up or gone back to anyway . |
| 15 | Phillis agreed , if she had small idea of ‘ a rum fellow ’ . |
| 16 | Sex change Angelina , 35 , was told she would embarrass other women if she joined keep-fit classes in Birmingham . |
| 17 | Yeah that would , that If you brought proper weed |
| 18 | ‘ I never even asked if you had other plans for tonight , ’ she said . |
| 19 | That 's what they were doing , and then if you made too much slate this month , the following month they 'd drop your bonus down , so as to see as to keep you on the same level , so you could n't go any higher if you if you had good slate and worked your guts out . |
| 20 | If you had interpersonal skill down for everybody , cos we all need to have that . |
| 21 | ‘ If you had continuous music , it would be like keeping the pubs open all day , ’ he was told , which Benn summarized as ‘ a real BBC view that it is bad to give the people what they want . ’ |
| 22 | If you had complete access to the human body could you cut one out and examine it ? |
| 23 | ‘ Even if you had serious money problems you would n't come to me for help , would you ? ’ |
| 24 | Yeah , you say that , but you know , your , if you had underarm hair , no one would say hmm , that man 's got underarm hair I mean , it 's quite alright , but for women to have underarm hair , it 's just not . |
| 25 | Even if you had different views , you felt you should not impose those views on a significant minority . |
| 26 | It was always worse going down , and spiral stairs were the very devil in the dark if you had big feet . |
| 27 | ‘ Or would be if you had white hair and put on a bit of weight . |
| 28 | I think if you got taught sex education in maybe , smaller groups , you know erm if they could with individual teachers |
| 29 | Well that 's probably the vodka that makes you feel sick , if you drunk other things you might feel a bit better . |
| 30 | It might be a bit awkward if you it might be highly reactive if you dropped molten metal onto it . |