Example sentences of "[vb infin] it [conj] [pron] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As you hint at in your letter , the musical ‘ anoraks ’ are often of the ‘ would n't know it if they heard it ’ variety anyway , and hate the thought of anyone having an intuition , or a touch or a sense of hearing which they themselves could never muster . |
| 2 | I would know it if you told me . |
| 3 | Would you know it if you saw it ? |
| 4 | He would need it when he made his escape . |
| 5 | She still did n't catch it when they told her . |
| 6 | Er they had a lock , made it a good lock and sent it to all the clients and this is what we can supply , and it used to meet the needs of clients and they 'd er they 'd erm buy it and it kept them in business , you see what I mean ? |
| 7 | He did n't show it when he let her go . |
| 8 | No , I , I was gon na do it but I gave you that other half for Marie |
| 9 | I mean however much you like doing something you would n't do it if you did it for nothing . |
| 10 | But even playing it is a real worry ; I think I 'd only do it if I had my band playing live , the way I do it now . |
| 11 | He said of course he 'd do it if I gave him the phone number of the hospital . |
| 12 | She said he said er I could n't believe it but she said he did n't mind cos it was all frozen . |
| 13 | ‘ You would n't believe it if I told you , ’ Adam said , and gave a sudden mirthless laugh . |
| 14 | ‘ We could just not believe it when we heard what he had been fined . |
| 15 | ‘ We could n't believe it when she took her first step five months later , ’ Mrs Hamlet said . |
| 16 | Farmer Tom Savage , from Worcester , told Dogs Today : ‘ I could n't believe it when I saw them . |
| 17 | Neil 's mother , Sherie , 28 , said : ‘ I could n't believe it when I saw him . |
| 18 | I could n't believe it when I saw it cos we had just cemented the ill-fated Admiral deal . |
| 19 | I could n't believe it when I saw it . |
| 20 | My mum could n't believe it when I shaved my legs , thought it absolutely outrageous . |
| 21 | He merely nodded , however , as if he as a doctor fully appreciated the difficulties and while Rachel was searching for what to say next he said , ‘ I could n't believe it when I found you working here . ’ |
| 22 | I could n't believe it when he said he 'd take the room . |
| 23 | I could n't believe it when he told us ! |
| 24 | The erm er on the television last night there was a programme about the fifties that actually I did n't see it but I taped it and I have seen it this morning er |
| 25 | Did you see it when he took his clothes off and he that |
| 26 | I said I thought he was a right in fact I 've never seen Sally like it before I said I felt quite really |
| 27 | So he did n't like it cos I made him go . |
| 28 | He plays catch with me but he does n't like it because he broke his leg playing football . |
| 29 | Well no there 's no no mount or anything on that one it 's just as is that was a , the cheapest frame I could do cos I did n't like it when I finished it and I begrudged the price of the frame . |
| 30 | ‘ And I 'm not sure Desmond would like it if he saw us , ’ she added with another little giggle . |