Example sentences of "if [pron] [was/were] [verb] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | your bargaining power is based on the losses I would suffer if I were to agree or disagree with your proposals . |
| 2 | He looked at me uncertainly , fondling and patting his hair as usual , unsure if I was joking or not . |
| 3 | He managed somehow to get under my skin , tangle me up inside so that I did n't know if I was coming or going . |
| 4 | She did n't know if she was rocking or if it was the room . |
| 5 | Huy was not sure if she was lying or not , but she read his thoughts and continued , ‘ Even if I knew it I would n't give it to you — and you may have enough clout to shut me down , but even Merymose could n't reach high enough to touch him . ’ |
| 6 | We will have a look to see if you was watching or giggling with your mate next door . |
| 7 | You could join consciousness-raising groups if you were deprived or oppressed . |
| 8 | And , and then er at that particular time you know and er then unemployment you , I you had to see each firm was issued with the and the firms had to agree that you had to sign a contract of employment so that er if you were leaving or he was paying you off , you had to be given two weeks ' notice either way before they pay you off . |
| 9 | my bargaining power is based on the losses which you would suffer if you were to agree or disagree with my proposal |
| 10 | Ca n't you see that if you were to say or do something that caused my father , for example , to die when he was still a little boy , then I should never get round to being born , should I ? ’ |
| 11 | cos if you were stopped or you had an accident |
| 12 | Even if they were reading or washing up , there seemed to be rays of heat running in the air between them . |
| 13 | Feminists have noted that it always seems to be appropriate for men to treat women as if they were intimates or subordinates . |
| 14 | I can see that in such a case they might make a gift of paintings or other works of art for tax reasons , for example , and would n't care if they were sold or not . |
| 15 | I passed a telephone box — opened the door to see if it was vandalized or smelt of sick or dog-muck — it was OK . |
| 16 | According to section 15 of the 1982 Act , if the union is sued for inducing breach of or interfering with contract , or for intimidation by threats to interfere with contract , or for conspiracy to commit these torts , then the act in question shall be taken to have been done by the union only if it was authorised or endorsed by a ‘ responsible person , ’ which means the principal executive committee , any person authorised by the rules to endorse acts of the kind in question , the president or general secretary , any other employed official , or any committee to which an employed official reports , but an act by an official or a committee to which he reports shall not be taken as authorised or endorsed if the official or committee was prevented from authorising or endorsing the act by union rules or if the act has been repudiated by the president or general secretary . |
| 17 | I do n't know if it was pressed or not , hello |
| 18 | However , they could not guarantee to replace it if it were damaged or vandalised . |
| 19 | Can I ask would that seriously if it were limited or by virtue of the panel report having identified this problem we reported that we saw a problem if it included B eight , would that be a problem from the point of view either Harrogate or Selby if B eight was in effect , if not in the policy itself , excluded ? |
| 20 | I did n't know if he was armed or … |
| 21 | Francis sounded remote , as if he were eating or reading . |