Example sentences of "[noun] if he had " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oslin Williams , who was severely burned last year in a fire which killed his father at their caravan home , would have died from asphyxiation due to scarring of his windpipe if he had not had the operation , surgeons said . |
| 2 | Not that he could not have held the ball up in that wind if he had been so minded . |
| 3 | It 's important for you to know the ways in which Martin Ayling tried to save the paper and to protect its future if he had to sell . ’ |
| 4 | The Dutchman Jos Lansink , the only rider left with a chance of meeting the conditions for the first Everest Challenge ( which had required him to jump double clear rounds in four specified contests ) , would have collected a Jaguar car if he had won the Grand Prix . |
| 5 | It would , she concluded unhappily , have been better for her own peace of mind if he had n't gone to such extreme lengths , but as he had … |
| 6 | He goes in for a sort of hall-of-mirrors self-impersonation , telling people how he would have done the murder if he had done it ( which he has ) . |
| 7 | Because of the circumstances under which most replacement gutters are fitted , however , they may not join up as beautifully as you 'd like , which may mean that they need more regular cleaning — but do n't rush to criticise your builder — it probably was n't his fault if he had to join up to existing work . |
| 8 | Royce 's seminars had acquainted Eliot with the second law of thermodynamics if he had not known it before . |
| 9 | In McDavitt [ 1981 ] Crim LR 843 , it was held at Crown Court level that the accused was guilty of the attempt if he had not yet reached " the spot " . |
| 10 | Stella asked John Harbour if he had seen Geoffrey . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | With hindsight it would have saved a lot of heartbreak if he had looked the other way . |
| 13 | He paused and with a shifty , fidgety look , said , ‘ D' you know what Hatton 'd have done that Saturday if he had n't been killed ? |
| 14 | He must listen attentively to the tales of how the amateur would have broken sixty-five in a competition last Saturday if he had not had such disgusting luck on the greens . |
| 15 | Unfortunately , virtue alone is not enough ; possibly Carter would have been more successful and might have won a second term if he had been less intense , more flexible , less immersed in the detail of government and a little more willing to dissemble occasionally . |
| 16 | I asked as he began fixing the rear safety straps so that she would n't roll off the seat if he had to brake suddenly . |
| 17 | There has been speculation that he might have been the ideal Tory candidate for the Hexham seat if he had not already given his allegiance to Langbaurgh . |
| 18 | The newsreader would have achieved the same effect if he had suddenly broke into song . |
| 19 | How the hell did he get hold of that key if he had n't met his wife ? ’ |
| 20 | He would thus have been guilty of perjury if he had submitted them when they were not to the best of his knowledge correct and complete . |
| 21 | On many occasions I asked Alf if he had taken the money to pay the debt but he never did ! |
| 22 | In order to give effect to the original intention of the Directive , the House of Lords held that the Regulations should be construed purposively and read as if after the words " immediately before the transfer " the following words were added " or would have been so employed at the time of the transfer if he had not been unfairly dismissed in the circumstances described in reg 8(1) " , ( ie for a reason in connection with the transfer ) . |
| 23 | He would look such a fool if he had to tell someone on the end of the line that he did n't know where she was and had no idea when she was coming back . |
| 24 | When inspired by Tchaikovsky 's Fifth Symphony to create Les Frésages ( 1933 ) , Massine took a theme which proposed that Man would win his struggle against fate if he had Action , Love and Frivolity on his side . |
| 25 | He would have had to herd with less congenial characters than gamblers if he had been sent to The Fleet or the Marshalsea . |
| 26 | The family historian who visits such a place would find it hard to believe that it was once the home of a mere waggoner if he had not seen old photographs that show its condition before the First World War . |
| 27 | But England could have missed out on the youngster if he had chosen the country of his father 's birth . |
| 28 | At about that time , Ken asked Codron if he had anything for him . |
| 29 | He has to watch the actor he would replace for signs of strain or imminent collapse and wonder nervously whether he could actually remember the lines if he had to go on . |
| 30 | With such experiences of life it would be no wonder if he had few scruples about how he got what he wanted . |