Example sentences of "if [pron] [vb past] be in " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If I 'd been in your shoes I 'd have walked right out on him . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ If I 'd been in cold sobriety I would never have married her . |
| 3 | And if I 'd been in his skin , and seen the power in Dawn 's beak and feet , I do n't think I 'd have done anything either . |
| 4 | Elsie B graced me with a long chat which made me feel as if I 'd been in the presence of royalty , though I suspect not too many members of the Royal Family are at their desk as early as Elsie . |
| 5 | If I 'd been in Bill 's position I , or if we 'd had been in Bill 's position , we 'd have done the same as well . |
| 6 | " If I 'd been in the political arena I 'd have shouted . |
| 7 | I think if I 'd been in a Western country I would have had a lot more comeback … |
| 8 | But he said : ‘ Even if I had been in Austria longer , I would still be able to defend myself against the outrageous charges of behaving like a war criminal — a charge made against no one else . ’ |
| 9 | If she 'd been in the kid 's place , she 'd have run off by now and left them all to it . |
| 10 | She appeared to have been holding a makeshift icepack to the side of her head and a couple of the cubes had skidded out of reach and begun to melt , almost as if she 'd been in too much of a hurry to stretch over for them . |
| 11 | ‘ If she 'd been in love with Henry she 'd have agreed to be his mistress — not made him wait seven years for a divorce before she let him take her to bed . |
| 12 | If she 'd been in any doubt as to the strength of my feelings , she had no excuse any longer . |
| 13 | Was that how she would have felt if she 'd been in her position ? |
| 14 | As she moved , her body ached as if she had been in a fight . |
| 15 | But Lamprey had been as courteous as if she had been in her father 's drawing-room . |
| 16 | None of this mess was of her making , yet she was just as much a prisoner as if she had been in gaol like Clive . |
| 17 | If she had been in a similar position she would also have called on the nearest colleague . |
| 18 | IF YOU had been in Whitehall one day in April 13 years ago you would have witnessed a remarkable sight . |
| 19 | If you are sailing in this curved air flow you can not sail as close to the wind as you could if you had been in clear wind . |
| 20 | You can get wetter than if you had been in a winter shower . |
| 21 | Previously you were entitled to these rights only if you had been in an employer 's scheme for at least five years . |
| 22 | I said , I said I 'm sorry you know Helena you stupid cow if you had been in here , accusing me as usual I said she goes cough up now . |
| 23 | I 'm sure you 'd have done the same if you 'd been in my shoes . ’ |
| 24 | Six very powerful torches okay , if you 'd been in the war , you know what the answer to that was . |
| 25 | You would of been divorced if you 'd been in the middle |
| 26 | But if you 'd been in trial in America |
| 27 | The Billeting Office found us accommodation , but no one appeared to be responsible for us otherwise , though I expect we could have gone to our administrative chief Harold Fletcher , if we had been in any serious trouble . |
| 28 | Germon said , ‘ Obviously we 'd have wanted to get back to continue if we 'd been in ( ND skipper ) David White 's shoes . ’ |
| 29 | And whereas , if we 'd been in the Lake District we 'd have got a tan , so it just depends . |
| 30 | A few sections of rail were lying on the bottom , several more were scattered on the ground and one was propped against the end of the trailer as if whoever had been in the act of loading or unloading had abandoned it in a hurry . |