Example sentences of "[noun] if he had not " 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 | Royce 's seminars had acquainted Eliot with the second law of thermodynamics if he had not known it before . |
| 3 | 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 " . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 ) . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The damages will be based on the amount the employee would or could have otherwise earned and the benefits he would have otherwise received during the unexpired term of his contract if he had not been dismissed . |
| 10 | Such an accusation is hardly likely to have been invented by his enemies if he had not performed miracles . |
| 11 | He reaffirmed the belief he held then , that the use of soft drugs did not necessarily lead to a progression to hard drugs , although he conceded that he would never have encountered any other drug if he had not become involved with smoking marijuana . |
| 12 | Murray 's new all-comers ' mark was one of six set on Saturday — along with Olympic champion Maksim Tarasov 's 5.81m pole vault , Jon Edwards 's 17.16m triple jump and Michael Johnson 's incredible 400m in 45.14 , which could have been a world record if he had not eased up . |
| 13 | For each tax year the net earnings after tax that would have been received by the plaintiff if he had not been injured should be calculated , and from this net figure should be deducted the net earnings that the plaintiff has in fact received : the difference is the plaintiff 's loss during the tax year . |
| 14 | Her beautiful face would have persuaded most men , including Troy if he had not been married to her , but he no longer loved her enough to agree to anything she wanted . |
| 15 | It was dark and the lamps were lit and they might not have seen Sesostris if he had not had to step aside to avoid a porter with a heavy bundle on his back and stand for a moment in the light from a shop front . |
| 16 | He had normal hearing all his life and would have been unaware of deaf people if he had not been " adopted " as a young orphan by the Rev J Jennings , a deaf mute minister and founder of the South London Gospel Mission to the Deaf and Dumb . |
| 17 | The Home Secretary had previously informed the Cabinet that he would have included a provision to this effect in the Bill if he had not thought it preferable to leave it to the Lords to take the initiative . |
| 18 | It would have been better for Andrewes ’ literary reputation , and far better for the history of the next reign if he had not done so . |
| 19 | The hostility to alleged traitors took extreme form in the murders of Sudbury , Hales and Cavendish , and equally strong was the dislike of the King 's uncle , John of Gaunt — his palace of the Savoy was burned down ( although it is uncertain whether the Kentishmen or the Londoners played the leading part in this ) and he would probably have shared the fate of Sudbury and the others if he had not had the good fortune to be in the North negotiating with the Scots . |
| 20 | All the same , John Alexander 's piece on the Paris period would have made livelier and easier reading if he had not , like Richard Humphreys on the London years , limited himself so self-effacingly to the documentation , necessary though that is . |
| 21 | Certainly de Gaulle could not have returned to power if he had not stepped forward and risked a great deal in the process . |