Example sentences of "if it [verb] [be] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now again , if it 'd been a full interview you might have death and service benefits and things of that nature which might and then when er I tapped it was obvious that you were gon na go for ANNA and you squashed from the second appointment right to the very end in the space of the two minutes . |
| 2 | I always intended to , but I wanted a reason or some credibility to go back with , so that our gesture was n't completely fruitless or looked as if it had been a complete waste of time . |
| 3 | What if it had been a real rapist ? ’ |
| 4 | He found it was too large to be caused by a gravitational field : if it had been a gravitational red shift , the object would have to be so massive and so near to us that it would disturb the orbits of planets in the Solar System . |
| 5 | er , I said if it had been a normal Saturday I said we 'd have cancelled that you know , we 'd have met you in Duffley but er , I said my mum 's supposed to be dancing . |
| 6 | My dear , he was holding it exactly as if it had been a squashed blackbeetle , and I knew he 'd been criticizing me all evening . |
| 7 | Lugh was not sure , now , if it had been a good idea to bring Dorrainge . |
| 8 | She had this thing that if it had been a Nigerian boy , the mother would be here saying " I 'm sorry my son has got your daughter pregnant . |
| 9 | oh I came , came to several conclusions , erm , one , one of the problems that the article faced me with , if it had been a simple outburst , if , if the , the Daily Telegraph had simply taken an advert out as opposed to maybe editorials then I may of had less a problem , because the problem with editorials is that they are believed , companies adverts are n't believed , well they 're partially believed , but an editorial carries a lot more weight and therefore when it 's written like that it tends to strike home much harder , therefore that , my immediate thoughts were that if were going to react , if we were going to find a way of cantering the problems we felt this had created , then we would not have to follow any normal course of action , we simply could n't put an advert out because nobody would have believed it , we would have to look at it a different way of actually cantering and that 's part of the reason for the time taking to think it through . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've been dealing with your affairs for some considerable time , Jenna , ’ he pointed out , as if it had been a dreadful chore wished on him by some unseen and malevolent spirit . |
| 11 | Now if it had been a 12-inch … |
| 12 | Now if it had been a 12-inch … |
| 13 | It was sad coming back alone to an empty house , Ianthe thought , but how much worse if it had been a single furnished room , like poor Miss Grimes . |
| 14 | ‘ If it had been a different time you 'd have been a doctor or an engineer , ’ Rose said . |
| 15 | Rose woke up from her sleep ( if it had been a true sleep ) and stirred . |
| 16 | Can I just ask , would it be different if it had been a military aircraft ? |