Example sentences of "if [pron] did [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ If I did wait for Garry to come back into the fold , what would you be doing ? ’ |
| 32 | Keith and I had got engaged four months before and we said if I did get pregnant we would get married but we never did . |
| 33 | Then , if I did get it wrong , my mother wo n't need to know . ’ |
| 34 | Even if I DID turn both taps fully on , I would not attempt to fill my bath with the plug out . |
| 35 | Even if I DID turn both taps fully on and DID leave the plug out I would not allow the bath to get anywhere near overflowing because my Mum would beat me around the head with the back-scrubber . |
| 36 | ‘ If I did ring he 'd have moved on , anyway , he 's more elusive than my daddy . |
| 37 | ‘ And if I did know , would I be telling you ? |
| 38 | On the other hand , if I did slip and break my hip I should no doubt be dead by the morning . |
| 39 | ‘ And tell me , Miss Lea , just what would you do about it if I did touch you ? |
| 40 | And certainly if I did become treasurer I would want to , to know something about it cos I do n't really . |
| 41 | Anyhow if someone did see the match Id be interested to hear what happened possession wise during the match … who was in control etc . |
| 42 | I mean if somebody did grow a tree I mean , it must be harder in that kind of area but but wi with the right will for people to plant a tree and grow it it 's just as easy |
| 43 | She entered the building , wondering how she was to find this elusive man , wondering again what she was going to tell him even if she did succeed in locating him . |
| 44 | If she did sense an added aura of poignancy it was probably because in less than two weeks Tivoli would close its turnstiles and remain dormant until its spring awakening at the end of the following April . |
| 45 | If she did discover that he was involved in some shady dealing , then could she honestly trust herself to stick to her principles ? |
| 46 | Even if she did tell them the whereabouts of the Grimoire , there was no way they were going to spare her or Julie . |
| 47 | She felt disloyal in not telling Jenny of Matthew 's inconsequential fickleness , and yet Jenny would probably not believe her if she did tell . |
| 48 | We know of course that this mother has the normal strong biological drive to care for her offspring , and if she did handle him would no doubt develop an emotional involvement . |
| 49 | ‘ You are beautiful , ’ he greeted her with a beaming smile , and raised her flattened spirits , even if she did suppose that he most likely greeted every date that way . |
| 50 | If she did go home they would ask why the coffee had n't materialised . |
| 51 | After all , she thought , if she did go away , how much difference would it make ? |
| 52 | That was in her favour , and if she did happen to be a female tea leaf , well , he was the last person entitled to throw stones . |
| 53 | If she did ask it would encourage another bout of confidences and result in another round of their sparring . |
| 54 | He said , ‘ Would Chrissie tell you if she did hear from Jack ? ’ |
| 55 | There appeared to be no way of escaping and even if she did escape , she had no idea what to do . |
| 56 | The police are very unwilling to interfere in family matters and apparently when she threatened to go to the police whatever he told her he would say to them if she did report her daughter missing convinced her it would be useless for her to take such action . |
| 57 | I fancy giving the orders for a change and letting someone like you take the risks for me. — Besides , if she did suspect you , you can always tell the old cow that Marie nicked it , ca n't you ? — The money 's in a drawer , see . |
| 58 | Even if she did claim to know who it was we 'd find it difficult to convince a judge , without far more proof than I have at the moment . ’ |
| 59 | And if she did come in she always made sure that she had somebody else with her . |
| 60 | She 'd rather be seen as hopelessly naïve , and she voiced her feelings , suddenly not caring if she did seem that way . |