Example sentences of "[conj] if [pers pn] only [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three because the Chief Fire Officer can not guarantee any longer er that if he only despatched the one which is necessary , it would actually get through the traffic . |
| 2 | If you weigh 16 stone and run every day , it will wear quicker than if you only put your eight stone frame into the shoe once a week . |
| 3 | ‘ But if they only looked at me coldly , and whispered behind their hands about me , and then left me one by one ? ’ |
| 4 | But if you only had a small place it 'd be more economical to have labour than it would to buy paying out thousands of pounds for machines and |
| 5 | But if you only went on the square foot it do n't matter how big it was well that 's like , surely that 'd be fairer ? |
| 6 | ‘ But if you only knew — it 's hell 's own jest ! ’ |
| 7 | Whereas if he only waited till the seven years were up , all the given property would be his without any tax . |