Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [be] [art] [noun] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | He undressed her slowly and with infinite gentleness , as if she were a peach he could not bear to bruise , and then guided her shaking hands as she undressed him . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , Karen , ’ he smiled at her as if she were an acquaintance he 'd just spotted in a crowd . |
| 3 | If it is the buyer he will have to give up goods ( or their value ) for which he has paid good money . |
| 4 | If it 's a learner he 's breaking the law . |
| 5 | ‘ The doctor tells us that if it 's the stuff he thinks it is , it can take a little while to work , especially if Sir Thomas drank coffee . |
| 6 | Tommy listened , nodding , as if it was a story he 'd heard before . |
| 7 | His grandmother said if it was a fact he would not get a grant she would finance him but that he should find out . |
| 8 | The word came from her with sudden and frightening force and it seemed to Creggan as if it was a burden he would carry always in this place . |
| 9 | Four weeks of being cooped up with Flute had taught Arthur that Ubu Roi was the most seminal possible thing about funniness , and if it was a book he was prepared to try getting it out of the public library one day . |
| 10 | I hate people that erm when my dad burps , if , if it was a cup he 'd go excuse me , but but it 's when they go I hate that ! |
| 11 | So , decided Pascoe , if it was the window he was after , he was trying to get in . |
| 12 | Creed stared out of the window , as if it was the Crumbles he could see . |
| 13 | There is a particular kind of French personality who always pronounce the word francais as if it were a football he is heading towards less privileged mortals . |
| 14 | If he 's a hologram he should n't need to eat things . |
| 15 | ‘ But if he was a registrar he must surely have understood that you had to work shifts . ’ |
| 16 | He says he did n't cry , but if he was a girl he would have done ! |
| 17 | I do n't know if he was a joiner He was a joiner certainly |
| 18 | Lee ( ’ if he was a footballer he 'd be worth millions ’ says Watkins ) skates in Italy next month with club members and British dance champions David Samson and Adele Warner . |
| 19 | If he was a count he would be doubly arrogant and she would not be able to hold her tongue . |
| 20 | If he were a poet he would write a poem to that glimpse of bare ankle . |