Example sentences of "if we did [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if we did meet it would have to be on my terms . |
| 2 | If we did go ahead , we 'd like to exchange as soon as possible . |
| 3 | ‘ If we did go up we 'd benefit from away teams bringing more supporters . |
| 4 | But if we did appear to be reasonably well … well then , what is there to concern ourselves about ? |
| 5 | Even if we did manage to overpower them we could be putting her life in danger . |
| 6 | If we did evolve one species into another , why are there no half-fish or half-humans today ? |
| 7 | I mean I think there 's the same problem with children in a sense , I mean , you you talking about confronting them with the realities of the world and I suppose I perhaps if we if we did expose ourselves to the erm to the true meaning of what 's going on in the world , we could n't handle it psychologically without stopping it , without doing something about it . |
| 8 | well for god 's sake , I mean I often wonder about people who make noise like this how they would feel if we did do the same , but I still say because we 've done our polystyrene insulation she ca n't hear us , it 's worked in the reverse ai n't it ? |
| 9 | and I said to Neil look if we did do it it would be anonymous anyway you stupid dick . |
| 10 | One thing that I think we have to be very careful about , if we did legalize cannabis there would be a proportion of adolescents who would get a great kick out of it , but there would those who do n't get the kick because it 's not illegal . |
| 11 | Because we 're both level headed people and not having a job was obviously a big thing in our lives and I 'd indicated to Anne that if we did move away , I would stand a much better chance of getting a job . |
| 12 | If we did see some figure approaching , or standing in the distance , we would release our tense handclasp , fingers intertwined , and walk apart , puffing idly at our cigarettes or lighting new ones from Pablo 's box of fosforos , as if we were just friends out for a casual stroll . |
| 13 | The last-night party , a hallowed Easter Course tradition , was studded with starts of the highest calibre ; we were richly entertained throughout the evening by acts that were all professional to the core , even if we did see through some of the flimsy disguises . |
| 14 | Cos as I say if we did see Sefton Avenue or New Drove today . |
| 15 | Erm if we actually look erm and I do n't know if we did introduce to all members Bryony who is my assistant and who works very largely on the programme with me and on the educational and events side , and is acting minute secretary while Judith is on maternity leave . |
| 16 | and I feel that if we did have stock then then we would erm sell it . |
| 17 | And I , I actually tend to subscribe to the view , you know , that if we did have a surgery in it would be a non-event . |
| 18 | But even if we did have some such reason — even if we thought it slightly more natural for right-handed people , who form the majority , to drive on the right — our reasons for wanting everyone to drive on the same side would still be much stronger . |
| 19 | I think we might get , if we did have an outing and the other institutes locally have n't got one . |
| 20 | The main thing was that we were picking up a lot of hawking know-how , even if we did look ridiculous . |
| 21 | ‘ What if we did find something on the bank ? ’ asked Farag . |
| 22 | So if we did get Three out of four chances we get a blue . |
| 23 | " And if we did get out , what would we do ? " squeaked Lollo , my sister . |
| 24 | Well it 'd show willing if we did get a bit of all on would n't it ? |
| 25 | Just the same if we did mind , he meant . |
| 26 | We were at great pains to explain that we were novices and aware that diving in Barbados was unlike diving in the UK and were told that ‘ courses taken on holiday mean nothing at all ’ and that we should be prepared to snorkel around a pool for six months should he deem it necessary , and that even if we did dive to any standard we would be taken on a dive ( presumably in a pool ) , and ‘ ripped down ’ until we eventually failed a test . |
| 27 | If we did take control of the Council I think we would try and decentralize much more than is being done at the moment . |
| 28 | ‘ And Terry would n't believe it if we did warn him , ’ Tony said . |
| 29 | If we did come to allow such authority , or privacy , to the machine enormous consequences would follow , for its blueprints and machine programs would no longer be a safe guide to its future behaviour . |
| 30 | Though if we did follow the dictates of the market-place , that 's where we 'd be heading , fast . |