Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] if it [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think perhaps that I actually needed to be able to think the worst of you , however personally unpalatable that worst was to me , as some sort of a defence , so that I could despise you even if it meant despising myself as well . |
| 2 | And you know that at the same time as you could clout them you 'd actually die for them also if it came to the point . |
| 3 | Punk did n't mean shit to a palm tree to them even if it meant so much to us . |
| 4 | I felt incredibly well , but he said to keep an eye on the swollen gland and to see him immediately if it grew in size . |
| 5 | Mind you it 's true he'd' 've got more for it probably if it 'd been working but |
| 6 | The calf was sold long ago , and she would not even recognize it now if it ambled into the yard . |
| 7 | ‘ I would n't drink it even if it tasted like the real thing , ’ comments Stephen , a 32-year-old designer . |
| 8 | He believed that if the paper made a big enough impact and was raved about by the industry , there would be a rush to save it even if it did n't sell enough to make a profit . |
| 9 | The matter crosses delicate and dangerous ground , and it might be better for us both if it remained unexplored . ’ |
| 10 | We agreed to have him for a fortnight but when the time came he refused to go , and would be with us yet if it had not been for the First World War and your father having to go … |