Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] if i [vb past] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I found that if I imbibed the medicinal stimulant too quickly , the pace of creative work ( and the typing ) slowed down , and it took me some weeks of careful experimentation to find the most efficacious ration . |
| 2 | It 's always been on my mind — I suppose it always will — and I 've always said that if I got the opportunity to kill the man I 'd do it , and I would take the consequences . |
| 3 | After a short deliberation , the powers-that-be decided that if I cleared the site , I could have whatever I could use . |
| 4 | I knew that if I made the slightest false step he would leap at me . |
| 5 | So I thought that if I climbed the fence I 'd be able to reach the entrance and the machine where I can buy some chocolate . |
| 6 | He said that if I had the time and the inclination he would be grateful if I would sort through the material , put the scores in chronological order to one side and throw out ‘ the rubbish ’ . |
| 7 | I simply said that if I had the money and was able to pay my fare and support myself in America , I would accompany him . |
| 8 | Well Karen said that if I won the competition she 'd ring back . |