Example sentences of "[adv] have [vb pp] if " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | But in a two-hour interview with reporters of the Scottish Daily Record he listed some fifteen details of the layout of the Ross bungalow and what was in it , information not mentioned at Meehan 's trial or in the newspapers , and which he could only have known if he had been there , all of which Mr Ross confirmed ( ‘ Colour of bedroom quilts was pink ’ , ‘ A light tan suit was in the bedroom wardrobe ’ , ‘ An alarm clock with black face and luminous hands stood in the hatchway to the kitchen ’ , etc . ) . |
| 2 | That could only have happened if the Left did not know what was going on , and it could only have not known what was going on if it was being tricked by one of its own . |
| 3 | Others believe that the degree of replication , despite small variation , can only have occurred if models were used , yet none have been found at Helgö . |
| 4 | At the same time he proclaimed Urraca as Queen , giving her the status she would normally have attained if she were actually his consort . |
| 5 | ‘ No , the pouch was sealed and the Lady Eleanor would soon have realised if I 'd tampered with it . |
| 6 | I have chatted to people who I would n't ever have met if this had n't happened . |
| 7 | Even if the real earnings of adult males stagnated , household consumption could still have improved if there was an increase or improvement in the employment available for its other members . |
| 8 | He said that , although the actual loss was ‘ necessarily a matter of surmise , ’ the principle was that the plaintiff should be compensated for the difference between the price he would probably have got if he had known the full facts and the actual sale price . |
| 9 | However , even outer clothing must have required fastening and such wear would also have arisen if they were worn on undergarments in such a way as to come into contact with the inner face of the coarse outer garments ; such extreme wear is perhaps more likely to have occurred in this way than on the outside . |
| 10 | Spurgeon might also have asked if an ‘ Oxbridge ’ -educated ministry had helped or hindered the Church of England 's work among working people . |
| 11 | Her whole body relaxed when Beth told her with a measure of amusement , ‘ No , Peggy , but I might well have done if you had n't come in when you did . ’ |
| 12 | Sir Kit 's work might even have succeeded if the Midland had not been caught by the recession . |
| 13 | In fact people will often say that it can not be true because they would undoubtedly have known if it was going to happen . |
| 14 | Mr Harley , who made a long statement to me at the time , would doubtless have indicated if the Bawdsey site was ever raided from the sea . |
| 15 | You seem to have impressed our number-one driver as well , because he too has asked if you could be released to work closely with him for the rest of the season . |
| 16 | Stan might truly have forgotten if it had not been for the crash of the falling chair . |
| 17 | She looked after the car , knowing she had been so absorbed she would never have noticed if the Josephs had been in it . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'd never have noticed if you had n't said , ’ said Milton , failing to keep the grin off his face . |
| 19 | In particular , ‘ Britain was bounced into surrenders of sovereignty which she would never have accepted if they had been presented as abstract ideas ’ . |
| 20 | While the Poles were largely indifferent to the internal problems of the city — which they reasoned were the result of German agitation and would never have arisen if the Versailles politicians had made some more workable arrangement — they were very sensitive to any disturbance in their trade through the Corridor and the Baltic ports . |
| 21 | It would be a fitting ending to a scenario which need never have arisen if an entrant from the province does take the top award . |
| 22 | That three and a half years changed my life completely and set my feet on paths which they would never have taken if the war had not occurred . |
| 23 | I would never have come if — Is he very angry ? ’ |
| 24 | And even if the weather is passable , low level walks will take you to places you 'd perhaps never have tried if you 're one of the many walkers whose sights are normally set pretty firmly on the heights . |
| 25 | This particular accident , like so many others , would never have happened if just one of the dozen or so people at the launch point had recognised the danger and shouted ‘ stop ’ . |
| 26 | Napoleon 's Number One Fan , who during Abel Gance 's film was accused by the man in the next seat of masturbating underneath his hat and splashing his wife , but who stoutly defended himself by saying that the unfortunate staining would never have happened if she had n't nudged him and thus dislodged the titfer from his lap . |
| 27 | He had even had the gall to blame it on Folly herself ; to say it would never have happened if she had been more ‘ reasonable ’ . |
| 28 | But the success story might never have happened if the entrepreneur with the idea , Ivan , had taken the advice of his bank . |
| 29 | ‘ And Mrs Iverson would certainly have noticed if that had been disturbed . ’ |