Example sentences of "[adv] if [pers pn] [vb past] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Perhaps if I knew the language , I would not have time for these facile analogies . ) |
| 2 | ‘ Perhaps if I fellated the gentleman , would that prove my true Gallic blood ? ’ |
| 3 | Perhaps if he seized the moment , lifted her long mane of hair , kissed the tender little place where the fragile bones disappeared into the collar of her jacket … |
| 4 | Perhaps if he wrecked the thermostat , someone would think it worth putting a little pressure on their British friends . |
| 5 | Although judges were appointed by the authorities at the remaining levels ( circuit courts , judicial tribunals , and the Senate , which acted as a court of appeal ) , they could be dismissed only if they broke the law themselves . |
| 6 | We would understand the bark of a dog , like we do our own language , only if we had the mind of a dog . |
| 7 | Only if you satisfied the selection board there were you allowed to carry on and start basic training , which itself lasted four months . |
| 8 | I wonder if he would have had any joy that day … only if you tied the rabbits ' legs together , I expect . |
| 9 | Only if I used the example of all mankind 's progress towards Paradise was there any meeting of minds . |
| 10 | Likewise , football was to be consumed like any other consumer product — only if it offered the prospect of excitement — often as a TV spectacle in the comfort of one 's own home . |
| 11 | Resistance unity , in his view , served a purpose only if it served the interests of his " state " . |
| 12 | When he told me to strip I refused , saying that I would change my clothes only if he left the room . |
| 13 | So if you had the chance you 'd have stayed there ? |
| 14 | So if you hit the garage you 're going very very slowly and you might just give yourself a jolt but you would n't hurt yourself quite so much . |
| 15 | Indeed reason would infer the existence of a wall , especially if the town became a civitas capital , and even more so if it became the capital of the late-formed province of Valentia . |
| 16 | He would go some way to doing so if he told the House tonight that he intends to monitor carefully what is happening and to initiate independent research into the strengths and weaknesses of the new system in its initial stages . |
| 17 | So if I saw the mountain , outlined by the rising sun at dawn , I could say to myself that though it was Saturday morning here what I was witnessing at the same moment was dawn on Friday , the day before . |
| 18 | Maybe he would worry less if he understood the situation . |
| 19 | Like the practice of pledging , summoning conventions of delegates to deliberate on public policy , especially if they questioned the legitimacy of political institutions , had a radical pedigree . |
| 20 | Families also need support , she said , especially if they trusted the paedophile and felt responsible for allowing the abuse to occur . |
| 21 | Even at its fastest speed , the serial port is no match for a parallel port , especially if you selected the ‘ Fast printing to printer port ’ option in Control Panel Printers . |
| 22 | I did not think He would mind this , especially if I made the whole thing into a sort of combined barby stroke burnt sacrifice . |
| 23 | A statutory definition more restricted than existing law could also be rendered reasonably precise , especially if it abandoned the idea of public benefit and rejected many charities now falling under the fourth head . |
| 24 | On the other hand , outsiders could be welcomed in if they acknowledged the basic rules : a Viking recruit could " swear fidelity in his own fashion " or , better still , accept Christian baptism . |
| 25 | And then once all the acid was in if you left the tape open what would happen to the gas ? |
| 26 | and finally if you enjoyed the Tour de France … take yourself out into the Cotswolds on Sunday for the biggest local cycle race of the year … it 's the Tour of the Cotswolds … calling amongst other places at Stroud … |
| 27 | Thus if they sold the same number of beds next year they would only make £3,000 assuming they bought all those beds at the current price . |
| 28 | He merely sat on the only chair in my room , shook his head and told me to sleep , and that it would be best if we shared the same chamber that night . |
| 29 | ‘ And so , after having a good , long talk about the problem with both Liz and Owen , Ross decided that it would be best if we brought the girls back here , to London , until their parents leave hospital . ’ |
| 30 | It would be best if you saw the boy yourself . ’ |