Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | if I were in real distress , and I was told , Mary , that you pitied me , it would n't cheer me up at all . |
| 2 | If she were of full age her ability to consent would have two separate effects . |
| 3 | His grand-daughter , Tatyana Tolstaya ( born in 1951 ) , writes sometimes as if she were in direct communication with the ghosts of the world that vanished when Alexei Nikolaevich was still a young man . |
| 4 | Robyn cleared her throat awkwardly and tried to muster a voice that sounded as if she was in total control . |
| 5 | Perhaps Elena thought that if she was in sole charge she could make a proper tyrant out of him . |
| 6 | He always swore that when he was going over the Baloch that 's the the road between Glen Ayloch and Kil and Glen Shee , he said i if you were at certain hour of the night he said as sure as anything there was a man on horseback pass you with this horse . |
| 7 | tell me what arrangements have you got your with your employer if you were on long term sickness ? |
| 8 | If you were in private accommodation you were noth , you were nothing like so well off . |
| 9 | Holding onto the balcony as if we were in rough seas , we shout only to have our words whipped away . |
| 10 | ‘ If we were in Catholic west Belfast instead of Protestant north Belfast we would be treated differently . ’ |
| 11 | What it would mean is that we would consider it immoral to treat animals as if they had no intrinsic value , as if they were of instrumental value only , merely means to human ends . |
| 12 | Though if they were for young William or for herself , she could not be sure . |
| 13 | I suppose TV companies could potentially show both matches if they were on different nights , but if they do n't matter who 's gon na watch two nights of essentially meaningless football ? ( this of course is only true of the last couple of rounds of qualification ) . |
| 14 | Sinn Fein were contesting the seat and a tricolour , the flag of the Irish Republic , was flown in the window of the Sinn Fein election office in Divis St. Although the Flags and Emblems Act made such displays illegal , the RUC had often ignored them if they were in nationalist areas . |
| 15 | It is because they take to these artificial sites so readily that pied flycatchers have been studied in such detail : breeding in a nest box allows nests to be checked and the adults to be caught and ringed much more easily than if they were in natural cavities . |
| 16 | I 'm , I 'm sorry if it was to difficult to , to follow , either because of the microphones or |
| 17 | ‘ I doubt if it was at random . |
| 18 | The film crew gathered around to admire this splendid piece of furniture , clearly an antique of considerable interest , possibly value — if it was in good order and free of worm and rot . |
| 19 | Well if it was in chronological order , you want one on the top . |
| 20 | The only thing that would have made it better was if it was in 3-D . ’ |
| 21 | She became aware that her heart was thumping rather hard , although she did n't know if it was from physical exertion , or the shock of suddenly seeing Julius again . |
| 22 | It was obvious that Austria-Hungary would not allow the Russians to invade Bulgaria ; a year before she had disliked the possibility of a united and strengthened Bulgaria , even if it were on bad terms with Russia , and the prospect of one under Russia 's thumb was even worse . |
| 23 | The theory gives an account of what it is for a belief to be luckily true , as follows : the extent to which a 's belief is luckily true is the extent to which even if it had been false , a would still have believed it , or if it were in changed circumstances still true , he would still believe it . |
| 24 | Rincewind took a few steps forward , cupidity moving him as easily as if he were on little wheels . |
| 25 | ‘ ( 1 ) The consent of a minor who has attained the age of 16 years to any surgical , medical or dental treatment which , in the absence of consent , would constitute a trespass to his person , shall be as effective as it would be if he were of full age ; and where a minor has by virtue of this section given an effective consent to any treatment it shall not be necessary to obtain any consent for it from his parent or guardian . |
| 26 | The most promising argument in favour of W. having an exclusive right to consent to treatment and thus , by refusing consent , to attract the protection of the law on trespass to the person , lies in concentrating upon the words ‘ as effective as it would be if he were of full age . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ ( 1 ) The consent of a minor who has attained the age of 16 years to any … medical … treatment which , in the absence of consent , would constitute a trespass to his person , shall be as effective as it would be if he were of full age ; and where a minor has by virtue of this section given an effective consent to any treatment it shall not be necessary to obtain any consent for it from his parent or guardian . |
| 28 | As he stared at her he actually did feel as if he were in short pants , and he could n't find words to answer her . |