Example sentences of "if it [vb past] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if it took me ten years I would get my own back . ’ |
| 2 | If it took you 15 minutes then you were walking at 4 m.p.h. : Speed = Distance/Time = 1 mile/0.25 hours |
| 3 | The supervisory board would have a ‘ watchdog ’ role , with power to convene a general meeting if it thought it appropriate ; in addition , a company 's articles could provide that certain major actions of the management board required the supervisory board 's consent . |
| 4 | It is arguable that this would be right ; but on the whole it seems to us that , whatever view is taken of the buyer 's moral duty , the law would be too strict if it made him guilty of theft . |
| 5 | ‘ Yes , but if it made him happy … |
| 6 | He pronounced this last word as if it denoted something unpleasant . |
| 7 | It had been saddled up ready for him and as Li Yuan stood there , it turned its head curiously , its large dark eyes meeting the prince 's as if it knew its new owner . |
| 8 | The statement that the actions we ought to do are those which promote the general happiness would be useless if it meant nothing more than that they do promote it , and that something more can only be given by an intuition . |
| 9 | One life ? as if it meant something special . |
| 10 | It was one thing for his guardian to tell Harry to forget the circumstances of his birth , but would he do so if it meant his beloved daughter had to share that stigma ? |
| 11 | If it kept her awake all night , then it was only right that she should wake up Jack for fresh hot-water bottles to be applied to the afflicted areas . |
| 12 | But you would still not be surprised if it ended its useful life after ten years or so of daily use . |
| 13 | Their history , the interests of their members and the circumstances of conflict in Northern Ireland do not permit the evolution of Orangeism into something which would still have meaning if it abandoned its evangelical Protestant symbols and stated beliefs . |
| 14 | I will not pass this way again to see if it did him any good . |
| 15 | If it did anything this mass burning ensured that Lewes remained a stronghold of Protestantism , and the people of Cliffe still celebrate Bonfire Night at the Martyr 's Memorial with a sectarian fervour far exceeding the mild anti-Popery of other marchers . |