Example sentences of "if i [vb past] wanted " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , in the interval of a gig on his 1986 UK tour , a disgruntled punter was heard to remark : ‘ If I 'd wanted something this cerebral on a Friday night , I 'd ‘ ve stayed at home and read Proust . ’ |
| 2 | He 'd have got me the moon out of the sky if I 'd wanted it . ’ |
| 3 | If I 'd wanted to do red nipples there was n't a decent whole stick of red left . |
| 4 | ‘ I could have got her to believe that , if I 'd wanted to . ’ |
| 5 | If I 'd wanted to really zoom around the fretboard I would 've opted for a medium/short-scale bass with really light , roundwound strings . |
| 6 | I could have jumped up and battered his foot if I 'd wanted to , but I had more respect than that ! ’ |
| 7 | I could n't have avoided it if I 'd wanted to . |
| 8 | I 'm applying for the R.C.M. I had a place there if I 'd wanted it , three four years ago , but I did n't go . |
| 9 | If I 'd wanted that kind of wife , I 'd have married Eleanor . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I never had the time , even if I 'd wanted to take it up . |
| 11 | This is bloody hard work — if I 'd wanted a holiday like this I could have gone down the mines for a fortnight . ’ |
| 12 | " If I 'd wanted to spend over five hours on the golf course I would have become a greenkeeper and not a professional golfer . " |
| 13 | There were cars parked down both sides even if I 'd wanted to get closer , which I did n't . |
| 14 | I could still have easily called in if I 'd wanted to but I saw something advertised in a village saw the board took the number down and phoned them up . |
| 15 | I could have told you if I 'd wanted to . |
| 16 | If I had wanted to study anything academic , it would have been archaeology , history or possibly architecture . |
| 17 | In any case if I had wanted to get involved in student politics I was effectively prevented by the piles of print material that littered the coffee bar and canteen . |
| 18 | There was no way I could have refused even if I had wanted to , so a few days later I found myself shaking in the BBC 's hospitality suite , very glad to have Mary and Chris with me for moral support . |
| 19 | If I had wanted I could have shouted there , too , but the noise would have got kind of muffled . |
| 20 | She was screaming and waggling her legs for all she was worth , but the cruel loops of nylon had her about the wrists , the kite was in the jaws of the wind , and she was already well out of reach even if I had wanted to catch her . |