Example sentences of "[noun sg] and if [pron] had " in BNC.
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1 | Cycling officers were asked what measures they used to reduce traffic speed and if they had a cycling programme . |
2 | The unlucky 4–0 defeat at home to Alborne showed great promise for the future and if it had not been a mathematical impossibility since the beginning of October , I would have said that playing like that we should still be promotion contenders . |
3 | We had to explain to them what a three-dimensional , you know , lock-up page was and why , you know , gutters were a certain width and if you had column rules and gutters , you know , why they were centered and why you could n't , if you had a wide margin below three columns of text why you did n't move the gutter beyond where the text was n't so white , or why you did n't move it down and have it join a rule here because it would have been a real pain in the arse to have to do that in metal , so you just sit and do it . |
4 | But mostly I remember the fishing and if it had n't been for having to carry a gas mask , go without sweets and put up with loud bangs in the middle of the night , I would hardly have known a war was going on . |
5 | He has a good action and if there had been anything wrong with the ball , he would have swung it too . |
6 | The coach did not in fact crash and if he had remained on it he would have suffered no harm . |
7 | He gave a great sigh and if she had not known him better she might have thought , as he slumped forward , that he had expired on the spot . |
8 | She was not the dependent type and if she had to go it alone then so be it . |
9 | I love rugby and if I had the opportunity I would pull on my boots and play tomorrow . |
10 | During the interview , MacKie was asked to explain why nearly two million Shanks & McEwan shares had been sold with ‘ indecent haste ’ , after a meeting with the company 's chairman and if he had been told that Shanks & McEwan were going to issue a profits warning to the stock market . |
11 | If he , if he could n't do anything then he would accept it and not do it and then try a bit and if he had to go back to bed . |
12 | Dick is a trespasser , as the occupier was unaware of his presence and if he had known of his presence , would have objected to it . |
13 | He loved the Spitfire and if he had to die , that was the way he would have wanted it . |
14 | It would nt hurt to say ‘ Yes I m sory to leave Leeds and the supporters behind … but the club needed the money and if I had to join another club it would be Blackburn ( and onto the usual bullshit ) ’ Fuck me even Cantona said something nice about us . |
15 | The whole room , scented with the Christmas goose , seemed to glimmer with warmth and merriment and if it had not been for fear of distressing the children , Alexandra would have been happy to burst into tears . |
16 | The music panellist said : ‘ If there had been a full panel meeting and if we had known certain things which were kept from us the decision might have been different . |
17 | ‘ It will be a bit of a wrench , but the England team manager 's job is the top one in the business and if I had n't accepted it , I might have regretted it in later life . ’ |
18 | There 's no question Quinn — and Cottee , Aldridge and the rest — are masters of the art and if I had one in my club , he 'd be the first name on the sheet . |
19 | The scenery was beautiful and even though there was snow on the ground it was like a hot summers day and if I had the chance to go back I would . |
20 | A number of mourners were quite abusive after the service and if I had not found the funeral so moving I would of asked one or two to step into the vestry . |
21 | Their Lord was a merciful Lord and if she had sinned as she believed He existed to forgive sinners . |
22 | See a certain percentage have blown in I think off the grass and if I had some sort of a |
23 | Behind his scowling manner was a kindly old man and if it had n't been for the arrival of a rather insipid little boy , she might never have known , nor might anyone else for that matter . |
24 | Jack always saw Piggy as a burden and if it had not been for Piggy 's spectacles Piggy would have been even more hated by Jack . |
25 | ‘ I wondered if she had gone through the same situation and if she had got into the car . ’ |
26 | I wondered if she had gone through the same situation and if she had got into the car . |
27 | ‘ I was playing better at the end and if it had been a five set match I think I could have fought back . ’ |
28 | There was a time when Charles was coasting at school and if I had been working , I would have told him to buckle down — which would have done no good at all . |
29 | Judge Keith Matthewman said it was a well-planned scheme and if it had worked thousands of people would have lost money . |
30 | ‘ I missed a simple note and if it had been anyone else , nobody would have batted an eyelid , ’ he said . |