Example sentences of "[be] [verb] if it had " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can not say what the outcome of a meeting of the Defence Committee might have been , or whether the course of events would have been altered if it had met in September 1981 ; but , in our view , it could have been advantageous , and fully in line with Whitehall practice , for Ministers to have reviewed collectively at that time , or in the months immediately ahead , the current negotiating position ; the implications of the conflict between the attitudes of the Islanders and the aims of the Junta ; and the longer-term policy options in relation to the dispute . |
| 2 | She would have been soaked if it had been water . |
| 3 | In other words , you could ride into the ring with a home-made hard hat that would have to be accepted if it had a ‘ harness secured to the shell at more than two points ’ , but they can pull you up for wearing black jodhs ! |
| 4 | The Board 's determination would , said the court , be accepted if it had warrant in the record and a reasonable basis in law . |
| 5 | word processing for staff and pupils 2. database creation 3. local viewdata/teletext simulation and that , in future , other software could only be purchased if it had been seen and appraised . |
| 6 | He reckons the trip would have been smashing if it had been the height of summer but as it was , he saw practically nothing from start to finish . |