Example sentences of "if he have [adv] be so " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he had n't been so puffed up with conceit , the buffalo that had not been noticed by the Moi might now be basking contentedly in the shallows of the river . |
| 2 | There was love in that sofa , I said to George , love for which the Morrisons would have paid a fortune if he had n't been so prissy . |
| 3 | If he had n't been so hasty in consoling himself with Lexy , she would have rushed ahead with her usual blind enthusiasm , forgetting all the lessons her broken engagement had taught her . |
| 4 | On the other hand , if he had n't been so keen on interfering there would not have been any tension because she would not have been here or even in France at all . |
| 5 | If he had n't been so badly injured we would n't have even attempted a rescue until later , but he was in a bad way , so we had no choice . ’ |
| 6 | Rufus stubbed out his second cigarette , put the paper into his briefcase and slung over his shoulders the marvellous black leather coat from Beltrami he had bought in Florence , which would have made him look like a gangster if he had not been so fair and ruddy-faced and with such blue , English eyes . |
| 7 | He was careful to exchange addresses and telephone numbers and , if he had not been so short of funds , would have suggested buying her a drink at the Ritz , outside which they were both standing . |
| 8 | If he had not been so taken aback , he might have suggested a different venue . |