Example sentences of "if i [vb past] been [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But as we made our way down through the trees , I realized that even if I 'd been better at baling I could never have carried that load : my forehead hurt , my neck felt stiff and strained , and the pine-needles on the path , compressed and polished by thousands of feet , were as slippery as glass . |
| 2 | I would have been safer if I 'd been better at games or cleverer . |
| 3 | If I 'd been kinder to Leon would he have done those things ? |
| 4 | ‘ If I had been involved in petty larceny I certainly would n't still be here arguing the point after your abuse ! ’ |
| 5 | Alfonso was rumoured to have said , ‘ If I had been present at the Creation , I would have given some useful hints for the better arrangement of the Universe . ’ |
| 6 | If I had been one of their advisers when TV came along I would have said : ‘ Do n't meddle with it . ’ |
| 7 | Perhaps if I had been more of an expert the differences would have been more apparent , but experts always tend to obscure the obvious . |
| 8 | In hindsight , if I had been aware of the exact nature of the Foreign Legion , how it operated , and how its members lived , I would have been much more hesitant about joining . |