Example sentences of "if she [vb past] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | If she met an alien in Wandsworth High Street , she 'd be telling it the way to the supermarket and offering it free babysitting before you could say ‘ flying saucer ’ . |
| 2 | His mother spoke as if she believed an unnatural weight of learning had fallen on her son 's head and knocked him into madness . |
| 3 | She stuck her chin in the air and glared — underneath shaking as if she had an ague . |
| 4 | Rita confessed her frock had come from a Beverly Hills shop which was so snooty the assistant asked her if she had an appointment : ‘ I asked , ‘ Why , do the dresses have something else to do ? ’ ’ |
| 5 | If she had an accident , she 'd go mad , yet she did n't seem to want to try . |
| 6 | Lesley , for instance , had kept her baby because her father said if she had an abortion she would n't be considered part of his family anymore . |
| 7 | If she put an ashtray in the wrong place , she 'd get beaten up ; if she never put his paper in the right place , she 'd get beaten up ; if he came in from work and his dinner was n't on the table , she 'd get beaten up . |
| 8 | — as if she shaped an epitaph by her action , |