Example sentences of "if he 'd [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Francis wondered if he 'd pushed too hard . |
| 2 | If he 'd killed only Jay , it would have been easy to make connections . ’ |
| 3 | It was as if he 'd made up his mind about something yet was not sure if it was the right thing to do . |
| 4 | At that time I did n't pause to wonder if he 'd realized exactly what he 'd taken on when he first became involved with Nigel 's funeral arrangements ; I did later , and often , with deep and loving gratitude . |
| 5 | I th I think though , you know , after a year or two if he 'd moved away an if he moved out the area he would then break with his mother . |
| 6 | It was almost as if he 'd reached out to clasp her hand in his plea for help , and she knew she 'd wanted to give him a lift . |
| 7 | But he may not have done another thing ; he may just have faded into obscurity if he 'd lived on . ’ |
| 8 | I think if he 'd lived now , he 'd live differently . |
| 9 | ‘ If he 'd gone away a long time ago , it would have been better , ’ said Mrs Clancy wryly . |
| 10 | If he 'd gone right down , he 'd have stuck in the mud , and been out of the tide . |
| 11 | I mean , if he 'd gone off with a humped-back , three legged dwarf I would have felt pretty unattractive . |
| 12 | It would n't be so bad if he 'd gone off with a beauty , but I 'm damned if I 'll form part of a collection which includes someone bandy . ’ |
| 13 | He liked his porter , but if he 'd gone back to the stable … |
| 14 | If he 'd gone back to Zimbala it would have brought disgrace on the family . |
| 15 | no did n't like how he grouted it because she said there , things like a little nick in the tile , if he 'd gone in with the grouting it would n't of shown any and he did n't |
| 16 | Robbie began to wonder if he 'd gone permanently . |
| 17 | So much change , in so short a time ; Pete felt as if he 'd aged more in ten weeks than in the ten years that had gone before . |
| 18 | He did n't look as if he 'd driven down here with business matters on his mind … last night 's happenings , even in this fraught atmosphere , swirled back into her mind to torment her … |
| 19 | Lorton wondered if he 'd chickened out at the last moment . |
| 20 | If he 'd talked hard enough , they 'd have exchanged him . ’ |
| 21 | He fluttered his fingers as if he 'd picked up something hot . |
| 22 | I could n't help thinking she was like a racehorse , and when Ward started questioning her , she answered him with such haughty condescension , such arrogance , that his face went white and I swear he 'd have play-acted the Gorbals slum kid and thrown a lot of four-letter words at her if he 'd known how to do it in Spanish . |
| 23 | But it was n't trash : I 'm sure that if he 'd had long enough , he 'd have said exactly what I wrote ! ’ |
| 24 | Sam looked as if he 'd had too much of the whole thing . |
| 25 | I asked her if he 'd returned home and she told me to mind my own business . |
| 26 | Er had had such a record , I mean if he 'd smashed just er a lampshade or something like that it would n't have been so bad , but to actually get rid of a third of all the crockery in one fell sloop was er well it was fairly excessive . |
| 27 | If he 'd looked around and fixed her with his melting eyes , she might have done . |
| 28 | But he might still have been able to stop in time if he 'd braked hard enough . |
| 29 | God knows what would have happened if he 'd got upstairs . ’ |