Example sentences of "be [adj] if [pron] [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And would n't it be awful if he ever realized that it 's not very important to us , that we 'd rather not be safe if only he had the courage to take our safety away … " |
| 2 | In addition , your schedule could be upset if you only intended to break your journey for a short time at a particular spot . |
| 3 | It would be humiliating if he ever guessed exactly how she felt about him , how much she envied the other woman . |
| 4 | It was true that the happy-go-lucky dockers , working for a few pennies every time a ship came in , were being watched carefully by Captain Robins on the bridge , but it all seemed rather haphazard , as though I would be lucky if I ever found all my trunks . |
| 5 | This struck at the root of the idea that nobody need be poor if they conscientiously engaged in economic activity . |
| 6 | He thought that she was someone else and would — and justifiably — be furious if he ever found out . |
| 7 | Fabia had known all along that he would be furious if he ever found out . |
| 8 | What had occurred was quite contrary to the wishes of the padrone who would be outraged if he ever got to hear of it . |
| 9 | But still , it would be satisfying if he ever experienced in future years a tinge of regret that he had not appreciated the potentialities of the young schoolgirl he had coached with such distressing kindness . |
| 10 | At least , it would be pathetic if he always remembered to limp on the same leg . |
| 11 | He read medicine at the University of Edinburgh , though it is doubtful if he ever intended to practise . |
| 12 | When cornered she had promised to come to the showroom , but when the time came there was no Dana and Claudia was lucky if she even got a flimsy excuse . |