Example sentences of "[coord] if it [vb past] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even now , after this short while , she found it hard to remember if Johnny had truly been with her or if it had been only a dream . |
| 2 | Jenna had never known if that last advice had come from her mother or if it had been her father 's order . |
| 3 | To which I replied , ‘ This is not the substance of what he said , and if it had been the substance he would have divided the Cabinet ’ ' ( 15 December 1964 ) . |
| 4 | Also , one of my carers — who is very caring , goes all the time , does the work for the person — is very young and quite quiet , and I feel … well last week a doctor came in to see her client , and if it had been one of the older carers I 'm sure they would have had a go at the doctor and forced him to do more than he actually did . |
| 5 | However that avenue was never explored to its end ; and if it had been , one may doubt whether many readers would have grasped the total effect . |
| 6 | He would then enquire how much I 'd paid for the latest irreparable objects , and if it had been 20p or less he 'd say , with satisfaction , ‘ Well , at least it had a decent plug ’ , and the decent plug would go into the decent plug box . |
| 7 | It was identified as such only a short while after Delta Cephei itself , and if it had been found a few months earlier the short-period stars would probably have been known as Aquilids rather than Cepheids . |
| 8 | When we complained , we had quite a battle with the manager of the firm , but we argued that the fridge was not in use all the time , and if it had been in our home the fault may have occurred earlier . |
| 9 | And if it had been obvious to Jean then Silas would notice it in two seconds or less . |
| 10 | ‘ I was playing better at the end and if it had been a five set match I think I could have fought back . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I missed a simple note and if it had been anyone else , nobody would have batted an eyelid , ’ he said . |
| 12 | He still jumped well , but if it had been a bit softer he would have been up there . ’ |
| 13 | But if it had been neither particularly interesting nor mysterious , it had certainly been bloody . |
| 14 | But if it had been necessary for me to do so , I would have concluded that the whole loss should be borne by Union Discount . |
| 15 | But if it had been Edward IV who wanted the immediate accession of his heir , the events after his death say relatively little about the Woodvilles ' intentions . |
| 16 | Since I am persuaded by Mr. Lester 's first argument on article 10 , I do not propose to review further the alternatives ; but if it had been necessary to make a decision I , for my part , would have found the task more suited to Parliament than to this court . |
| 17 | This did not in practice apply to landless labourers or peasants with very little land , a large and growing element in the rural population ; but if it had been put into effect it would none the less have been the most sweeping social legislation seen anywhere in old regime Europe . |
| 18 | But if it had been an unusually intelligent bird — an escaped mynah bird , perhaps , or a parrot that had been blown several thousand miles off course by very strong winds — ; it would have thought : |
| 19 | But if it had been Edward IV who wanted the immediate accession of his heir , the events after his death say relatively little about the Woodvilles ' intentions . |
| 20 | ‘ He has now had an X-ray , but if it had been serious , it might have been too late . ’ |
| 21 | But if it had been irradiated , well , let us put it this way , I would n't buy food if I knew it was irradiated . |
| 22 | I mean I , it 's no good me husbands to look af , I I this is my second husband but er with my first husband er I I sort of erm if it 's been left to him , God bless him , he 's dead now but if it 'd been left to him I 'd have had a houseful of children you know . |