Example sentences of "it were [adj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it were alive I 'd strangle it ! ’ |
| 2 | If it were reasonable it could not be miraculous , could it ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I think , ’ she remarked , ‘ it has pleased God to punish them justly , for they really talkt as if it were impossible they should be beaten . ’ |
| 4 | Just as green wood , when it is put into the fire , weeps tears of water in the heat because it is still green ( for if it were dry it would not weep ) , so does the heart weep when it is made green again by the renewal of grace , after the desiccating dryness of selfishness has been drawn out of the soul . |
| 5 | If it were true it would be a remarkable telepathic phenomenon , but sadly there is usually a much simpler explanation . |
| 6 | But even if it were true it would n't be the sort of fact to interest one in a person , would it ? ’ |
| 7 | Still If it were true it would obvioulsy good to get some more experience . |
| 8 | If it were true he would have telexed my hotel . ’ |
| 9 | The first uses PC /k to show that you do n't know anything of which you know that if it were true you would not be a brain in a vat . |
| 10 | As she were in a hurry an' it were ready I said you 'd send on t' bill . ’ |
| 11 | She wondered whether it were conceivable he had forgotten about it . |