Example sentences of "if [pers pn] was [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh if I was up in Yorkshire I would . |
| 2 | One irate caller promised : ‘ If I was down to my last spoonful of petrol , with a hundred miles still to go , I 'd drive past an Elf station . ’ |
| 3 | Mr Crum would dismiss ye on the spot if you presented yourself at the warehouse wearing those … those … dancing girls ’ things … probably send me packing as well if I was along with you . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ If I was out of work I 'm sure Denis would be the first person to try and help me . |
| 5 | So if I was off for two or three years then the rate of inflation was high , then it would be ten per cent each those years |
| 6 | ‘ Why I was bedding you if I was about to be married to someone else ? ’ he asked softly . |
| 7 | I felt as if I was back at school , not that even my school had pupils like F and L. |
| 8 | To the left , opposite the reception desk , in the parlour with the rubber plant and the lace half-curtains , where she sometimes had her breakfast ( if she was up before ten when Madame stopped serving it ) , she saw her grandfather , Sir Anthony Everard , erect against the window , with her young aunt his daughter beside him , Xanthe Everard , Miranda 's nursery playmate . |
| 9 | He used to call at her home most evenings and if she was out of London he 'd always telephone . |
| 10 | Her life was structured totally around caring for Dad — if she was out of his sight he panicked . |
| 11 | If she was out with other riders on the road , and they stopped to alter stirrups or to open gates , she was walked up and down the road until the others were ready . |
| 12 | But she took extra care if she was out with them alone . |
| 13 | I tell you , if she was out in Hollywood they would send her to one of those beauty farms , where they starve them and batter them about and knock them into shape ; then they would give her a plastic nose , or make the one she 's got more pointed , put false eyelashes on her , give her hair an expert cut , and walla ! she 'd be a sensation . |
| 14 | I think it might be a good id , I do n't know whether , Lisa would like it better if you would let her know and let her get Kev talking on it , which perhaps be a better idea if she was in on it , but I 'll , I 'll have a word with her |
| 15 | She saw his glance go over her , ending at the tips of her sensible shoes , and wondered if she was in for some punishing ten-mile hike . |
| 16 | My mum used to dress me up for church , but if it was up to me I would have wanted to wear something tatty . |
| 17 | He looked at his watch and said , " If it was up to me I would leave in ten minutes . " |
| 18 | So i if It was up to yourself . |
| 19 | If it was up to the NUM , we would still be working under arrangements made years ago . |
| 20 | If it was up to the Labour Party it 'd be halved in two . |
| 21 | I told her if it was up to me , she would n't . |
| 22 | The Rokermen still need a point to be mathematically safe from relegation and Rogan said : ‘ If it was up to me I would rather be here helping make certain we are safe . |
| 23 | if it was up to me I 'm |
| 24 | It was Kate 's first real outing with a celebrity , and she was finding it fun , particularly as he was gratifyingly attentive to her , even if it was out of self-interest . |
| 25 | So I just thought she 's gon na yeah if it was out of the question she could have said oh no that 's it , there 's a flat rate so I |
| 26 | after that we sort of passed it on to the one next you know what to expect , but if it was down to my mother she 'd never tell you . |
| 27 | actually if it was down to the |
| 28 | If he was up for a part in a Night Nurse commercial he 'd be sure to get it unless Mickey Rourke turned up for the same audition . |
| 29 | Also Simon is one of my best mates and I knew he 'd buckle down with the right team if he was in with a chance of winning . ’ |
| 30 | He had a bag with him , a small suitcase really , so I asked if he was off on a late holiday . |