Example sentences of "if i have [vb pp] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 If I 'd wanted that kind of wife , I 'd have married Eleanor . ’
2 In a famous recent case , someone said : ‘ If I 'd seen this pile of bricks on the side of the road I 'd never have thought it was art ’ .
3 Paintings erm have the power to take you back in time , I can look at a painting and remember something that 's happened yesterday or years and years ago and as a small child , looking at this painting I remembered as a small child seeing for the first time erm the sea dipping into er , sorry the sun dipping into , into the sea and being horrified I was convinced that the heat of the sun would boil the oceans and the world dry and it reminded me for an awful lot of my childhood and I 'm sure if I 'd seen this painting years ago it would of persuaded me otherwise , erm this is called In A Days Work Satisfaction in a days work , chosen not given , eating the laxed food , face turned to steer a sun , making cloth into a gown and giving colour to the side of a boat
4 It rang again almost immediately — Alan again , asking if I 'd had any luck .
5 If I 'd had any sense at all I would have signed them up for ten years or fifteen per cent … ! ’
6 Frankly , if I 'd had any forewarning of this then I 'd have made certain that our paths would never cross again ! ’
7 If I 'd taken more trouble with economics I might have been more effective as Prime Minister .
8 well if I 'd known enough company she said , I 'd have been at home with me feet up
9 If I 'd known this cake were gon na go so quick I would n't of fro froze that other one .
10 Because er we 've done sort of I must Where did I write that if I 've lost that list , I suppose to keep Erm , Ron , tin and then you 've got hankies did n't you ?
11 What 's more , 'e 's callin' on me late tonight to find out if I 've 'ad another go and if I 've earned the quid . ’
12 Oh , if , if I have n't got , if I 've got glandular fever will you go get a blood test ?
13 I do n't know if I 've got that fortnight 's holiday pay to come or what .
14 I find I can do it much easier if I 've got one eye on the television .
15 if I , if I 've got limited cash
16 Well let's see if I 've got any money .
17 I 'll see if I c if I 've got any paper lying about the house .
18 got to come anyway , er I do n't know if I 've got enough money to bloody pay him , it 's a bad week
19 If I 've got enough money .
20 Mm , very much so , the only thing I do n't like , I do n't like the , that pink against them , those blinds now , do n't know if I 've got enough material to cover them .
21 Thank you very much , I can only say that I have always felt it a privilege to be part of N C V O. Er , I have enjoyed my time enormously and if I 've had any role that I feel that I 'm proud of , it 's constantly bringing members to mind .
22 If I had developed some measure of showmanship over the years , I felt it was not much use to me or anyone else while I sat in my office and let junior producers have all the fun .
23 3 S + V ( conditional perfect ) + if + S + V ( past perfect tense ) : I would have bought a new car if I had had enough money .
24 ‘ I would have put a torch to their damned house yesterday , if I had had some tinder .
25 I think if I had had more time to myself when I first retired I would n't have made that mistake and would have looked for interests nearer home .
26 Bird noises faded up as if I had found another TV control .
27 I would have saved much time and pain if I had paid more attention to how I was racing .
28 I thought to myself , ‘ I have n't bought any tickets for the raffle but it looks as if I have won first prize . ’
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