Example sentences of "[conj] if it [adv] [vb past] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 Er the centre 's supposed to be totally non-political and if it ever got political , they 'd close us down .
4 All that had happened was that her safe shell was broken and if it ever healed it would be filled inside with sadness .
5 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 .
6 And if it actually recognized it .
7 ‘ Good God , there was a time I saw him — still but a child , to be sure — playing his fingers in her hair with such warmth and love in his face , such concentrated attention , as if it so fascinated him he could not leave it alone .
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