Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] if i " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ For the sake of her memory I would n't have hesitated to bring you crashing down from that pedestal if I 'd discovered anything damning about you . ’ |
| 2 | When I realised that Barny was untrainable , I knew I would have to find a hand-reared owl if I was to stand any chance of training one successfully . |
| 3 | He would n't want to waste his time chasing that story if I 'd already done it , and I can get a story into print more quickly than the British magazines he supplies . |
| 4 | My worst country I think would be New Zealand as I do n't remember any of the country and it would appear to me a complete stranger if I moved there . |
| 5 | ‘ But I 'll need some support if I am to give him the service he wants . |
| 6 | I still feel that this story if I have retold it right , would have appealed to Eliot more than the tamer one about the negro . |
| 7 | Every time I looked in the mirror — and I can be a very careful driver if I want to be — I saw the languid bride with shuttered eyes and hair adrift . |
| 8 | in the completely wrong direction if I 'm not careful . |
| 9 | All this was meant to be experimental , but it would be better to describe it as speculative , as I have an idea that I could arrive at some sort of interesting effect if I kept trying , and the lack of certainty about the end result hardly mattered . |
| 10 | A bite now is hardly ever missed and I am confident of landing even big fish on this gear if I take my time about it . |
| 11 | Q : Can I take out this Plan if I already have a Hospital Income Plan with Sun Alliance ? |
| 12 | ‘ I like to get some exercise if I can . |
| 13 | It was just a quickie , I just wanted to read this little point that I actually think brings lots of what you 've been discussing about together , and it 's a light hearted , but it does have some relevance if I can just say it . |
| 14 | ‘ I could n't live in this mess if I had a woman , ’ he said . |
| 15 | Well both are awkward , I said , but I will stand a light spanking if I can come home with you after . |
| 16 | The trouble was I chose the wrong product if I hoped to make myself a fortune . |
| 17 | Would n't be sitting here going through this process if I if I had n't got no respect for your ! |
| 18 | I could find heaven in this room if I wanted . |
| 19 | I use this place if I need to get rid of someone . |
| 20 | The I 'm your representative for the minster governors and I 'll be slipping out later on this evening if I may of the installation of the new headteacher , that will be seven minutes time so if you 'll excuse me . |
| 21 | desk at some point if I write . |
| 22 | T. B. I could n't go across the road to speak to another policeman if I saw him , never spoke to anyone . |
| 23 | I ca n't wait for you any longer , especially when I consider how long it might take to extricate you from another relationship if I give you time and you use it to involve yourself with Jones or whoever else you might have in mind … |
| 24 | ‘ I brought them over yesterday and George let me have a couple of boxes for the night but I do n't want to leave them over another night if I can help it . |
| 25 | Well , that 's true , of course , but after all , I would be a different person if I had n't had that sort of childhood . |
| 26 | This minute if I want . |
| 27 | It would be inequitable to those who take a contrary view to that of the hon. Gentleman if I were to see him exceptionally , in addition to all the other representations that I have received from him , now that the consultation period is over and I am reaching a conclusion on the matter . |
| 28 | As for sociable hours , I would not be in this trade if I expected to work nine to five , Monday to Friday . |
| 29 | I should n't be so busy organizing things , I 'd have time to do some nursing if I wanted to . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I would back myself to score 20 goals this season if I were to have three chances in every game , but those opportunities do not come so easy for me in Italy . |