Example sentences of "[coord] if [pers pn] were [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Patients were not included in the study if they had undergone previous gastric surgery or if they were receiving cytotoxic drugs or >5 mg/day prednisolone . |
| 2 | Or if they were connected to the ‘ Prowler ? ’ |
| 3 | Or if they were going for a day then I might go down and |
| 4 | or if they were going to the university they would n't of gone there for the interview |
| 5 | Or if they were told that they could n't get so and so , that was it . |
| 6 | Those of us who live in south-east London not three miles from King 's Cross know that if we were taking our children to meet a continental train , or if we were taking elderly parents or grandparents to meet the train , we would not take them to King 's Cross , because we could not park there or get them near the platforms . |
| 7 | Human thinking and language would dissolve into a topsy-turvy jumble of uncertainty if we were to use the word know as if it were interchangeable with words like guess or dream , or if we were to say right when we really meant wrong . |
| 8 | So if we were talking about the Middle Ages we had Gregorian chants , or if we were doing the First World War we had First-world-war songs . |
| 9 | If we were talking about testing weapons or if we were talking about testing new equipment which involves that then you would |
| 10 | Even such a perfect match would count for little if the fish had to wave its fins in order to maintain its position in the water , or if it were to move independently from the weed . |
| 11 | From the start the new feature film had been saddled with outside obligations ; it had to preach or at least uplift , or if it were borrowing from literature it had to satisfy so many knowledgeable readers . |
| 12 | It would be a pity if talk of road pricing were to divert attention from commonsense action needed now , or if it were seen as a substitute for a properly funded roads programme . |
| 13 | On the other hand , if it is a galactic pulsar or if it were formed by accretion-induced collapse , it may be young and the large magnetic field would not be as surprising . |
| 14 | Or if I were feeling lyrical that day , I might write , ‘ It is a curious truth that grasshoppers have their hearing-organs in the sides of the abdomen . |
| 15 | If you were to tell the police , or if you were to go after them yourself , there could be difficulties . |
| 16 | At first glance , you may not notice any obvious differences , but if you look more closely you may spot a slight increase in the graininess of the picture at the LP speed , especially in the darker areas or if you were shooting in poor light . |
| 17 | How do you think the retrospective scheme compensation scheme would actually work and if I could give you an example erm should it apply to all schemes which have been affected in the past er perhaps after a certain date or if you were going to make that decision , where would the cut-off date be , how far back would you go and what schemes would you look at Er if it 's gon na be retrospective ? |
| 18 | I mean you know if if you were complaining about something or if you were asking for something you 'd be asking for it because you knew what you wanted only as you said it 's all about being clear about what you want |
| 19 | Or if you were doing water they could pick out two of the four things that you wanted about water . |
| 20 | If a fighter 's expression were to show fear , or if he were to appear nervous , his opponent would take advantage of his lack of confidence during the fight . |
| 21 | If the movies were to give their stories a realistic social setting and especially a contemporary setting , and if they were to draw on what had always been some of the major preoccupations of popular fiction , then they would have to define their position carefully with regard to some of the major issues of the day . |
| 22 | He reckoned his enemies would be concealed in the forest , and if they were mustering in any strength at all , would need to use the comparatively level and open banks for their attack . |
| 23 | There are two reasons for this : first , the collection of international modern art and the British historical collections are out of proportion with one another , and if they were separated , that problem would disappear . |
| 24 | The initial record of all food and drink consumed for a week helped us to see if our clients were depriving themselves of food for long periods and if they were eating balanced meals . |
| 25 | And if they were given the opportunity or or and the impetus to start to do something positive , I 'm sure they would take that up . |
| 26 | But in those general objectives , we then set ourselves the top ten , top ten objectives and how we are going to actually action those objectives er to er move forward and if they were achieved , we thought if we achieved those ten objectives and that 's going to take time and as I say it 's a dynamic plan , it 's going to take two , three years to achieve and if we achieve those objectives then we will have achieved our own rule er our overall mission . |
| 27 | This would put applicants in a very false position , perhaps drive away very talented applicants who might think that there were fewer places available for them , but also to encourage people who might in fact be struggling to go to any university in the country , it might encourage them to apply and to have a reasonable expectation of success because their sporting abilities were outstanding , they would then be disappointed because they would not be admitted and if they were admitted at that level , they would probably have a very unfortunate time at Oxford . |
| 28 | Most of them ca n't be played because they 're so fragile and if they were restored they would n't make their original sound . |
| 29 | The queen asked how the groups got on coming from so many different backgrounds and cultures , and if they were making any new recruits . |
| 30 | They are breaking it apart , and if they were to get another five years they would all but finish the job . ’ |