Example sentences of "if [pron] have [adv] [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have good days and bad days : days when things seem relatively easy , they are on the ball , and a lot gets done , and days when they just ca n't face it and phone in sick — only to feel much perkier half-an-hour after putting down the phone , and a little guilty that ‘ I could have gone in if I 'd really had to ’ . |
| 2 | And I would have lost the chance to sail across the Pacific with Ellen , because Ellen was on the verge of agreeing to come with me , and if I had not yielded to the policeman 's blackmail I would have lost Ellen as well as my boat . |
| 3 | ‘ If I had n't replied to a client for five months I would almost expect a visit from them in response to a complaint ! ’ |
| 4 | She could have escaped his hold if she 'd really wanted to . |
| 5 | If she had n't yielded to a guilty passion then she would have been a better wife to Denny . |
| 6 | Yes indeed , she knew now if she had ever gone to the Ragged School that 's what would have happened . |
| 7 | ‘ If you had n't come to us , we would have come to you , ’ the colonel receiving the journalists said . |
| 8 | So if you had n't happened to of gone you know |
| 9 | ‘ If you 've already spoken to her there 's not much point … |
| 10 | If you 've just moved to a new area a good way to break the ice for you and your child is a parent and toddler group . |
| 11 | Yeah , well I mean if you 've only got to the one machine you do n't need two boards necessarily do you ? |
| 12 | I now repeat the invitation ( no need to respond if you have already written to me ) . |
| 13 | If you have previously contributed to another pension scheme before you joined the ES , you may be able to transfer your pension rights into the PCSPS . |
| 14 | When you say , " Do you understand me ? " , you are really asking if you have successfully communicated to the other person what you had in mind . |
| 15 | If you have not subscribed to Proceedings yet , here is a opportunity to find out for yourself what good value a subscription will bring . |
| 16 | So it is also the diet to choose if you have sensibly taken to heart the well-established benefits of reducing fat intake . |
| 17 | as if something had just occurred to her , Bella turned her head to look at Marie : ‘ Must be a bit of a shock to you an ’ all . |
| 18 | ‘ If we had n't come to an agreement , you 'd be paying for my time as well . ’ |
| 19 | If we 'd only stuck to Perrier … |
| 20 | I mean it is not as if we 've suddenly gone to totally new territory . |
| 21 | If they 'd really wanted to . |
| 22 | Why he felt as if they had just agreed to an illicit liaison he did not know , unless it was the air of sexual invitation this woman wore as other women wore perfume , the practised composition of glance and gesture that she used to imply everything whilst proposing nothing . |
| 23 | Scarlet had found it all very puzzling and upsetting : she could n't envisage herself telephoning her first husband 's second wife to complain about her child — even if they had n't gone to Australia . |
| 24 | During continuing negotiations with mediating union officials , the government threatened on Aug. 26 to dismiss strikers if they had not returned to work by 8 am on Aug. 28 . |
| 25 | During continuing negotiations with mediating union officials , the government threatened on Aug. 26 to dismiss strikers if they had not returned to work by 8 am on Aug. 28 . |
| 26 | If they have both come to terms with their differences and can now work together successfully , then they are to be congratulated . |
| 27 | After all , how can anyone sort out their problems if they have n't come to grips with themselves ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Do you want to come over for dinner sometime ? ’ said Jay , as if it had just occurred to her . |
| 29 | They were free to raise funds elsewhere if they could , and one at least got a substantial sum from a local authority which would not have supported a project of that nature if it had not come to them from their own school children . |
| 30 | He seemed surprised as if it had not occurred to him that literature might let him down in this way . |