Example sentences of "[conj] if [pers pn] ever [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vigno , who had served with the 2ème Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes , intimated that if we ever got to Corsica we would be expected to do it in under forty minutes . |
| 2 | I did n't think for a minute that if we ever met again you would so bitterly slap it back in my face with no regard for my feelings . ’ |
| 3 | I am glad that the hon. Gentleman welcomes the project , but he must face the harsh reality that if we ever had a Labour Government there would be no money available to pursue this project , let alone order any more type 43 frigates . |
| 4 | I think that if we ever tried that , it would ruin our band . |
| 5 | ‘ They do say , ’ said Cathbad , ‘ that if you ever found your way to the Prison of Hostages , you would find all the children whose hearts were given to the Conablaiche during that time , and whose souls were taken by the Lad . |
| 6 | I have the impression of an ideal painting in my head , and I always think to myself that if I ever painted it then I would just stop . |
| 7 | The proctologist handed me three envelopes , one addressed to each of us , then told me that if I ever had piles I could rely on him to cut them out for cost . |
| 8 | I swore to my mother , when she was dying , that if I ever found my half-brother , I would do him all the harm I could . |
| 9 | She let him tell Gentle that if he ever saw hide or hair of Gentle in the building again he 'd have him arrested as an accomplice to attempted murder . |
| 10 | I firmly told him that if he ever came near me again , I would fight back for all I was worth and , even if he managed to beat me every time , sooner or later I would get lucky and hurt him . |
| 11 | Shifting her belongings more comfortably in his arms , he explained mildly , ‘ I told him that if he ever came within one hundred yards of you I 'd break his neck . |
| 12 | Jack had always been teetotal , since he was convinced that if he ever touched alcohol , he would become dependent . |
| 13 | It became clear that travelling was important to Morris and so much an inspiration that if he ever felt bored at home or lacking in inspiration he just packed a suitcase and got on the nearest train to visit someone . |
| 14 | It became clear that travelling was important to Morris and so much an inspiration that if he ever felt bored at home or lacking in inspiration he just packed a suitcase and got on the nearest train to visit someone . |
| 15 | So , the only reason for her writing was to say that if he ever did get the chance to come over to the UK again , well , she 'd like — well , it would be nice … |
| 16 | Glancing at those muscular knees , ruddy beneath the hem of his pleated tunic , she made up her mind that if he ever attempted to spank her again she would scream blue murder . |
| 17 | It also occurred to him that if he ever found a German plane as helpless as this , Woolley would require him to destroy it . |
| 18 | She had so much wanted to be fancied , it seemed a cruel blow to think that if it ever happened it might only be by someone as awful as Sean Walsh . |
| 19 | She did not know of the vow he had made that if it ever did come he would make sure she was the first to go , even if it meant him staying in the Cages . |
| 20 | She was painfully aware that if she ever betrayed her ambivalent feelings for him he would end their charade immediately with little or no compunction . |
| 21 | She wondered how she could ever have thought that she loved him , and why she had stayed with him for so long after she 'd realised that if she ever had , she did not love him now . |
| 22 | And they 'd told her that if she ever talked about her experience I was liable to have a very nasty accident , probably fatal . ’ |
| 23 | But he told people that if she ever worked again it would only be with his approval . |
| 24 | They existed , too , somewhere , seeking him out in every corner , and if they ever found him they would surely drag him back to the terror from which he looked forward to escaping , finally and permanently , soon . |
| 25 | And if they ever did set out to open up this place , ’ he said consideringly , ‘ there are a dozen more important places to begin , of course . ’ |
| 26 | But she ca n't call herself one and if she ever took a Communion service , she 'd be breaking the law . |
| 27 | And if she ever used it where it was overheard , the eavesdropper would consider the activity admirable ; for George Hudson was still the Railway King . |
| 28 | Er the centre 's supposed to be totally non-political and if it ever got political , they 'd close us down . |
| 29 | All that had happened was that her safe shell was broken and if it ever healed it would be filled inside with sadness . |
| 30 | The answer , of course , is that it has never happened , and if it ever did there would be immediate and radical constitutional change to ensure it never happened again . |