Example sentences of "if i [vb past] for a " in BNC.
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1 | Well Mary said if I thought for a minute that she would stick at it , I would pay for her but |
2 | When I was sure he was alone , I followed him into the bank and while he queued I read a leaflet to see if I qualified for a home mortgage . |
3 | They offered not only to plant a tree in my name , if I applied for a policy , but also the choice of a free radio alarm clock or a telephone . |
4 | If I waited for a hundred years , if I devoted my life to fasting and asceticism and scholarship as the Druids do , still it would make no difference . |
5 | You make me decide to go on a diet immediately , though even if I starved for a month I 'd never get a waist as slim as yours . ’ |
6 | I figured that if I asked for a transfer I 'd either get a rise or would be able to work out a better deal for myself if I went elsewhere . |
7 | If I went for a walk now , I would still be thinking about band things . |
8 | It 's not as if I worked for a large network news show . |