Example sentences of "if he [verb] really " in BNC.
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| 1 | Francesca sounded rattled and hostile , and McLeish gazed at the wall , wondering if he had really been in love with her for over a year . |
| 2 | If he had really done that he would have been dragged before a disciplinary hearing . ’ |
| 3 | If he had really only been looking for shelter and a place to doss down for the night , why look further than this ? |
| 4 | Taking another glass of champagne , he wondered if he had really managed to convey all that . |
| 5 | As Septimus Coffin pointed out : if he had really thought Pickerage had done it , he would have caned him ; if he did n't know whether he had done it or not , he should n't have slippered him . |
| 6 | The Santerres were waiting for us with Bowyer who looked as if he had really settled in , shirt open at the collar , stubby feet enclosed in buskins whilst his fat face was flushed with drink and his breath smelt like a wine press . |
| 7 | If he had really started asking questions she would n't have known how to answer them . |
| 8 | When Leith was not mutinying against him , she was alternately engaged — while still producing a fair output of work — in wondering if he had really been serious about taking her to Parkwood to meet Travis 's parents this weekend . |
| 9 | Who knows — if he plays really well we could sell him and have 4 million quid in the bank . |
| 10 | He could have come back on that one , if he 'd really tried , but sometimes it was much easier to lie on the floor and watch the lights on the ceiling and listen to the count going on . |
| 11 | What I do n't want is a man who takes me out for a meal , buys a bottle of cheap plonk and expects payment in the form of instant sex , either in the back of his car , or if he gets really lucky , in my flat . |
| 12 | If he does really well he can hope for a bonus of cross-party votes : never mind Patrick 's party label , we 've known him for a long time , we like him and he 's been very helpful . |
| 13 | If he 's really got a BMW , maybe he has brains that he can apply . |