Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I were saying here that I do n't approve , then obviously it would be of no value , it would just be generation gap inanity , but it 's not that , and approval does n't come into the equation . |
| 2 | She felt as if she were sinking deeper and deeper in her own panic , her whole consciousness going down into a quicksand while her body stood there , stupid with fear . |
| 3 | It 's as if you were leaning forward and you overbalanced . |
| 4 | If we were going there and back in a day but it would n't really be worth it to go to the fair . |
| 5 | If we were walking backwards and forwards er to our offices , we 'd pro er probably wear gloves in the cold weather . |
| 6 | No-one would judge an overseas subsidiary purely on its cash flow , because if it was doing well and growing it would n't be sending much money home , whereas if it was in decline and its working capital requirement was decreasing , it would become cash positive . |
| 7 | There was something funny about his tone of voice , almost as if he were asking rather than telling her . |