Example sentences of "if [pron] [adv] [vb past] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With me it would if I if I even had one drink going on stage , I 'd be terrified . |
| 2 | If I sometimes recognized this , I blamed my Aunt Lilian who had brought me up to give too much importance to careers and causes and things of the mind , simply because she had never known , herself , any of the pleasures of the body , and had , as a result , made me feel guilty now . |
| 3 | Finally , he showed me off the premises with the injunction , accompanied by a theatrical wink , that I should get straight on to him if I ever had any bother . |
| 4 | ‘ There was a time when I intended to fight — perhaps I still would if I thought I had a chance and if I ever saw either of them , but it 's hard to fight for a man as elusive as Roman has become . ’ |
| 5 | Although I could n't wait to leave school once and for all so I could join Granpa permanently , if I ever played truant for as much as an hour he would n't take me to watch West Ham on Saturday afternoon or , worse , he 'd stop me selling on the barrow in the morning . |
| 6 | It was a compulsion I 'd starved for , and even if I never went hungry again I would feel that compulsion for ever . |
| 7 | It was when he attempted to argue , ‘ I would n't be bothered if I never had another ride in the National , ’ that he began to give himself away . |
| 8 | ‘ I knew you 'd tracked me down , so I thought if I only took some of it you would n't put the cops on me . |
| 9 | ‘ Bathsheba , ’ he said , coming closer , ‘ If I only knew one thing — whether you 'd allow me to love you , and marry you after all — if I only knew ! ’ |
| 10 | It was n't as if she even liked this man enough to care a damn for his opinion of her ! |
| 11 | She 'd lost of course all modesty , if she ever had any , but she must have been reared like a pig … her language was indescribably common and coarse , and whether eating , drinking , speaking , washing or even pissing , her vulgarity and idiocy were intolerable . |
| 12 | When asked if she ever felt lonely in the daytime as a housewife , she replied : |
| 13 | That girl in the photos did n't look as if she ever did more than totter from A to B on the highest of spindly heels . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , if she indeed had similar hair , I dare say that is not surprising . ’ |
| 15 | It would be appalling to have a crazy wife , but if you also felt sorry for her , how could you be expected to cope ? |
| 16 | And that , I mean it 's very very readable and I think if you just read those two books that should give you quite a good |
| 17 | If you just knit two yarns together without a plating feeder , sometimes one yarn will be on the purl side and sometimes the other . |
| 18 | So if you just wanted two hydrogens when you put it down here . |
| 19 | If you just wanted two N H fours you 'd put it down here . |
| 20 | Anything else if you just put some Right they sink or float . |
| 21 | So , for example , if you previously ate 2,000 calories per day , you may now need to consume 1,500 to 1,800 instead , in order to maintain your new weight . |
| 22 | All the time during each turn it is essential to have a plan for the worst contingency and to know exactly what you would do if you suddenly lost 200 feet . |
| 23 | ‘ If you only had twelve of us instead of thirty-two you 'd manage much better . ’ |
| 24 | Now if you only had fifty nine pence |
| 25 | France and Spain , okay , if you only got one of those countries right we could n't give you the point , it has to be both , question eighteen , in which book would you find the character Long John Silver ? |
| 26 | Even if you only wrote one page . ’ |
| 27 | If you only wanted two pages you should have said so , you could have said something like I only want two pages . |
| 28 | So if you really had any doubts about buying PCs direct , now 's the time to forget them ! |
| 29 | ‘ And if you really loved Kirsty like you say you do , you would realise that for yourself ! ’ |
| 30 | Would you mind if you never made another movie again ? |