Example sentences of "if he [vb past] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We knew it would be in his favour if he drove well . |
| 2 | It was n't easy , travelling , in those days , but it was n't as if he belonged here anyway . ’ |
| 3 | Minutes they had been together and yet she felt that if he walked away out of her life now she would feel a loss that could n't be explained . |
| 4 | Jarvis 's money brought him in a tiny income , on which it was just possible to subsist if he walked everywhere , never went to the cinema , ate anything nice , smoked , drank , bought new clothes nor used the phone . |
| 5 | If he managed economically he hoped that in five years ' time , if the public continued to buy what he wrote , he would retrieve more than he lost . |
| 6 | Even if he shot away the locks and released the captive kids now , they had nowhere to go . |
| 7 | His eyes scanned her face , as if he sought there an answer to the problem perplexing his mind . |
| 8 | But if he got away , that was just too bad for you . |
| 9 | 1 knew we should be in trouble if he got away . |
| 10 | Now Henry thought about it , she seemed to enter rooms which he was in carefully , keeping her back to the wall ; if he got close to her , she nearly always moved away quickly , usually making sure their bodies did not touch . |
| 11 | I mean if he got there first . |
| 12 | ‘ Rod Stewart could have a voice like that if he smoked more , ’ I said for the sake of something to say . |
| 13 | And if he returned safely to the Tuthanach , then he might survive the boy Tig long enough for Tallis to return and question him after whatever journey she might soon take , through the highest room of the fortress , through the cave : in Harry 's footsteps . |
| 14 | According to Goscelin 's account of the translation of the relics of St Mildred from Thanet to St Augustine 's Canterbury , written in the late eleventh century , Cnut went to Canterbury as he was setting out for Rome and promised that he would allow the translation if he returned safely . |
| 15 | If he returned home in the evening he would sometimes dine with John Hayward but , since Hayward was an inveterate diner-out , he would often eat alone from a tray on his knees . |
| 16 | She did not mind if he ran away . |
| 17 | ‘ What do you mean ? ’ said Mr Crumwallis , the note of fear back in his voice as if he understood already perfectly well . |
| 18 | She hesitated , but Luke nodded as if he understood perfectly . |
| 19 | Only I doubt if he realised just how seriously Mrs Kettle was taking him . ’ |
| 20 | He asked him sarcastically if he felt all right . |
| 21 | What was intriguing was that after the gentleman in question had filled in his first , second and third name there was room on the form , if he felt so inclined , to tell us the ‘ forename or nickname by which you are popularly known ’ . |
| 22 | I wondered if he felt as strongly about me as I did about him . |
| 23 | She stared at him , her eyes cloudy , barely focused , wondering if he felt as stunned as she did . |
| 24 | But , if he became more conscious of his English roots at this time , he also began to turn out superb little costume pieces in the manner of Delacroix , dramatic vignettes from French and English history and literature , charming manifestations of the early Gothic revival . |
| 25 | He tried to take in the surrounding countryside that was to be his home during the months that lay ahead — if he lived that long . |
| 26 | If he played strictly according to the rules , the king had to combine some of the qualities of general , prize fighter , judge and monk . |
| 27 | If he went up-river , then that 's where I shall go . ’ |
| 28 | The Communist Party , he told Mr Gysi , would be making a serious error if he went ahead and fought the planned May elections on a manifesto which simply warned reunification would be a victory for the right . |
| 29 | He was told he could suffer permanent damage to his vocal cords if he went ahead with the shows at Birmingham 's National Exhibition Centre . |
| 30 | Immediately after the announcement , the party warned Mr Knight he faced immediate expulsion if he went ahead with his stand . |