Example sentences of "[coord] if [pers pn] [was/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 | Mr Sedley said the court would have to decide if the damage to property under the Act included contamination by nuclear matter or waste or if it was limited to ‘ injury ’ to the fabric . |
| 15 | Some collectors used to visit the museum weekly to check up on how the art they lent was being shown , or if it was shown at all ’ , says one long-time curator . |
| 16 | This meant that it could not be used if it was the result of a ‘ fear of prejudice or hope of advantage , exercised or held out by a person in authority ’ or if it was occasioned by ‘ oppression ’ . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Is that what it is– ’ Or if I was to see the doctor and my girlfriend happened to be seeing the doctor as well , this was just an excuse , according to them , for us to be together . |
| 19 | If you were to tell the police , or if you were to go after them yourself , there could be difficulties . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 ? |
| 22 | 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 |
| 23 | Or if you were doing water they could pick out two of the four things that you wanted about water . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | It troubled Alexei that the failed assassination seemed about to be dismissed as an effort at the removal of some imagined stain on family honour , and he wondered if Jotan truly believed the explanation he had offered , or if he was acting at Burun 's direction to distract Artai from the truth . |
| 26 | Jenna did n't know if he meant that they had finally arrived after a long journey or if he was reliving his youth here , claiming his past again . |
| 27 | But this separation still continued in the cases to which the statute did not apply — e.g. if the trustee had active duties to perform , or if he was possessed , not of a freehold , but of chattels real or personal to another 's use . |
| 28 | ‘ I do n't even know if he was killed that Sunday or if he was tortured before he was murdered . |
| 29 | Or if she was looking older , if she had changed at all . |
| 30 | Or if she was torn then the doctor would come er and stitch her up . |