Example sentences of "if i [vb past] [to-vb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I failed to do so , he would become exasperated and start shouting at me , telling me how stupid I was ; whereupon I would dissolve into tears and rush out of the room . |
| 2 | ‘ But if I chose to do so , what then , Miss Ruth Appleby ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ At first Eadred tried to bluff , claiming Sir John was a local landowner , but then he confessed that Santerre was funding Abbot Bere 's construction of the crypt but told me if I wished to know more , I should ask either Sir John or the abbot . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , if I had to choose just one of these six cameras to serve all my picture-taking needs , this would be it . |
| 5 | And I almost added that my hair would probably fall out if I had to spend too much time with him . |
| 6 | ‘ If I get old , this is the kind of place I 'd like to live , if I had to live Outside , ’ Gurder went on , ignoring him . |
| 7 | ‘ I adored Bristol and if I had to live anywhere in the world , I would come back and live here . |
| 8 | as if I had to ask why it should be that there is n't any fun any more . |
| 9 | I tell you something , if I had to go there , my God ! |
| 10 | They have kind of you know , in the back , in that little house , , I mean if you buying you know , it 's like , I mean , if I had to go there two weeks in the year , you know what I mean . |
| 11 | well I would n't be absolutely if , if I had to go out then I 'd have to go out . |
| 12 | ‘ If I had to drive back to Tangier now , I 'd do it in one go . |
| 13 | If I had to pick just one short example of Cortot 's artistry for my desert island this would be high on my list . |
| 14 | ‘ If I had to have only two children , then why the hell did I have to lose my only son ? ’ |
| 15 | If we get first division people I 'll do it a different way to him if I had to end up with second division people and the responsibilities they take on board will very much reflect that and the same surely should happen to the field sales force erm their abilities are reflected in in what sort of activities we give them and by looking at the people we have we then put together a team to most accurately attack whatever we want to do . |
| 16 | If I had to select just two personal highlights from the many interesting presentations that were on offer , then I would firstly mention learning about the ideas and development of the inspirational Foxfire Teacher Network operating in a number of USA schools . |
| 17 | Even without your help I 'd find my family , ’ she said in a low tone , ‘ and it would n't matter if I had to look up every Corosini in the phone book and knock on a hundred doors . ’ |
| 18 | I thought it would be of interest to members if I tried to illustrate how the diamorphic diagnosis can be made , even with a dusty old specimen in a cupboard somewhere . |
| 19 | Very much to my surprise , Dennis asked me if I wanted to go instead . |
| 20 | He asked me if I wanted to go round again . |
| 21 | You did say was I going to the Swimming Gala on Monday and if I wanted to go along with them to go round before , at least the granny said to go round , but I said I was n't sure what I was doing . ’ |
| 22 | It was that if I wanted to set up in the business of manufacturing coffins , he would have no objections . |
| 23 | ‘ The organiser asked me if I wanted to see how the money was spent and since then I 've been hooked . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ If I wanted to settle down for a quiet read I 'd prefer the Kensington public library . |
| 25 | Then they asked me if I wanted to join in , and I said no , my wife 's a Catholic , I think I 'll start going with her . |
| 26 | Then offers started to come in from other amp and electronics companies , asking me if I wanted to branch off and do some design work for them , which I could see the advantages of — plus I wanted to have a life ! |
| 27 | So if I wanted to find out erm Let's do that one with the the N H S , and this time I want to know how much it 's going to be It starts off at a hundred pounds . |
| 28 | After I 'd been there a few months I was asked if I wanted to help out in the kitchen , which I did . |
| 29 | In fact , he said if I wanted to bring along some mates , he 'd get us all in free . |
| 30 | I wanted to have my car with me if I wanted to get away in a hurry . |