Example sentences of "if it [vb past] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Someone once worked out that there were about a dozen words which appeared more often than any other in ad headlines , and concluded slightly illogically — that any ad would be better if it had one or more of them in the headline . |
| 32 | The idea of siphoning the matured learning of the Universities to the industrial and agricultural areas is as fresh and germane as if it had first been thought of last night . |
| 33 | When viewing a house we were interested in buying , we asked the owner if it had rear access . |
| 34 | Idealism , then , simply did not look as if it had much to say about the major events in international relations in the 1930s . |
| 35 | Well that 's right , even with help from upstairs , I mean , if it had four wheels on right , alright . |
| 36 | Christians quote from the Bible as if it had divine authority . |
| 37 | But if it had better-information about what was likely to happen in the economy than the private sector , the government could take such measures . |
| 38 | Nobody asked the Public Service official anything , and Yggdrasil would have spoken up if it had any strong objections . |
| 39 | He really must get back to the library and see if it had any more books on the subject . |
| 40 | Outside , the Chelsea Pensioner pub would have have been doing good business if it had any drinks to sell , but it was purely decorative ; part of garden by Hereford Wyevale Garden Centre called the outer sanctum which won a silver-gilt medal . |
| 41 | That 's if it had any sockets upstairs ! |
| 42 | All experience showed that an attack had some prospect of success only if it had numerical superiority in a ratio of at least 3 : 1 . |
| 43 | The usefulness of the Grand Plan , even if it had few subscribers , was that it provided a cover . |
| 44 | UNTAC would only be successful , Boutros-Ghali stressed , if it had adequate human and financial resources . |
| 45 | The more cross-holdings there are , the less chance of success for any outside raid on Hongkong Land , even if it had semi-official backing from the Chinese government . |
| 46 | After that , Waits retreats into his usual ho humdrum bummed-out bluesywoozy alkie drone mode mood muzak , the sort of mozzery gushy mush your dog would make if it had vocal chords and could handle its drink . |
| 47 | And I noticed that the skin was hanging loose in folds over the shoulder and behind it , as if it had fit a rounder form yesterday , before the rigours of birth . |
| 48 | Such survivals in attitude and custom , however , can not obscure the fact that the fundamental direction of European society had been for decades moving increasingly into the hands of a bourgeoisie whose assumptions were at bottom not those of aristocratic society , even if it aped aristocratic style . |
| 49 | What I 'm against is the inference that we do n't put any other matters erm that comes up on the subject if it arose prior to the to June . |
| 50 | The suggestion of fatherly closeness was essential , even if it seemed awkward and difficult to illustrate . |
| 51 | I was asked once if it seemed real to me that one day I would be lifeless inside it . |
| 52 | And if it seemed surprising to reflect that the supremely versatile Hampshire trainer has not yet struck in our Classic races , it was even more incredible to learn from the man himself that Dead Certain 's victory in the richest two-year-olds race ever run in this country was his first success in a group one event . |
| 53 | If if it seemed advisable not to eat the fish , would that be a big problem for the ? |
| 54 | She said her name timidly , as if it felt strange to address her so . |
| 55 | A fuite en avant might be tempting if it became feasible . |
| 56 | But the Chancellor said in a series of television and radio interviews that he did not believe in ‘ trying to play silly games , political games ’ — and he would not rule out a further increase if it became necessary . |
| 57 | Because their nasal openings were on the top of their heads they could even continue to breathe if it became necessary ( see p. 115 ) to totally submerge . |
| 58 | By the time I was ready ( if it became necessary ) to defend the party , the bear had got fed up waiting , had sat down on its backside and was yawning . |
| 59 | Certainly if it became possible to detect problems earlier in the pregnancy it would make it easier for mothers to abort their children . |
| 60 | If it became clear that the instrument would be redeemed early , then the amortisation would have to be accelerated . |