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 .
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