Example sentences of "if what [pers pn] [vb past] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought , would n't it be good though if they , if what they did is on that day we went they pick everyone who wanted like the jobs yeah |
| 2 | And I still do n't know if what I did was right , or even worth the bother ; and I still resent every minute I spend wondering . |
| 3 | Other than that , it was important that she should look interesting so that even if what she said was dull the audience would not be bored ; that the outfit should take account of the long range view — jewellery or other small items were irrelevant — and that it should draw attention to her face . |
| 4 | She was bent down now , unbuttoning the lower half of her one-piece , her fingers moving gingerly , as if what she touched were flesh not cloth . |
| 5 | If what he believed was really happening , then he would need Duncan 's support . |
| 6 | I I listened to Mr speech with some incredulity I must say , but I did listen to what he said and if what he said is true then I I find some of the things disturbing and and er I 'd like to see his figures and I I w I I that there have certainly been er two messages coming to the social services committee in in in that case . |
| 7 | He would commit a nuisance just as much if what he owned were a manure heap . |
| 8 | He rose to his full height and surveyed the scene with his chin too high and his eyes half closed , peering , as if what he viewed was rather beneath his dignity . |
| 9 | " Such entreaty would n't be answered if what you sought was likely to bring you pain . " |
| 10 | But if what you saw was an illusion then how could you use the fact of that , to prove it was an illusion ? |
| 11 | ‘ Why did you go to the trouble of hiring me if what you wanted were the same drab old styles of before ? ’ |