Example sentences of "if that was the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Who would believe us on anything if that was the basis of our policy ? ’ |
| 2 | She was perfectly entitled to use it as working capital if that was the sum of money to which , taking into account her contribution and all other aspects of section 25 , she was entitled . |
| 3 | The ruling would appear to permit the FBI to go into Panama and kidnap General Noriega , but when reporters asked President Bush yesterday morning if that was the case , he said : ‘ I 'm embarrassed to say I do n't know what ( the answer ) is . ’ |
| 4 | If that was the argument in a normal year , it came in spades in 1981 . |
| 5 | If that was the plan then Wall Street certainly reacted correctly last night and the Group of Seven industrialised nations can be expected to discuss how to take the initiative further at this weekend 's meeting . |
| 6 | These Permian and Triassic salts , well known in the Cheshire Basin and in the Irish Sea Basin ( Colter and Barr 1975 ) , have so far only been identified in Ireland in and around the Larne Basin , though it would be surprising if that was the limit of their former extent . |
| 7 | If that was the case , who was the target , the horse or her ? |
| 8 | If that was the way of it , she 'd not say another word … no , not one ! ’ |
| 9 | If that was the case I 'd play a synthesiser . ’ |
| 10 | I did n't agree with it , but if that was the result , that was the result . |
| 11 | If that was the case , then the example of the rule of the Ceauşescus suggests what the People 's Mafia might have turned into had it ever succeeded in gaining power in Sicily . |
| 12 | His enemies said that he was a politician without a cause , but if that was the worst they could say of him then he could indeed look towards the White House . |
| 13 | But if that was the case and doctors told me I would have to stop drinking , I 'd like to think I 'd be brave enough to drink myself into the grave . |
| 14 | When the distinguished surgeon who had agreed to operate if necessary was told this , he said he doubted if that was the cause , as there was no numbness in my arms , and he would like to see the effect of the blue dye on the lower half of the spinal cord . |
| 15 | But if that was the intention , it failed . |
| 16 | If that was the case , the Hove , Sussex-based company has now come to the boardroom 's attention , and it , together with sister software company Shortlands Computing Services Ltd , has been sold to Datapro Computers Ltd of nearby Horsham . |
| 17 | If that was the case , well the Hove , Sussex-based company has now come to the boardroom 's attention , and it , together with sister software company Shortlands Computing Services Ltd , has been sold to Datapro Computers Ltd of nearby Horsham . |
| 18 | If that was the case then the caveman 's body would need to be ready to dive into the bush , or run after the rabbit , catch it , and kill it for food . |
| 19 | I would n't have joined if that was the case . |
| 20 | And if that was the case , then the idea for Artemis to move up to a horse must surely have sprung from him . |
| 21 | If that was the Big Time , it would n't have impressed them too much — the journey would have seemed like an eternity . |
| 22 | He sat back as if that was the final word on the matter . |
| 23 | And its walls were decorated , if that was the right expression , with bas-relief portraits . |
| 24 | If that was the route to Jean-Claude 's success , tant pis . |
| 25 | And if that was the case , would he not find a replacement for me quite easily ? |
| 26 | That means that the court has to consider the position immediately before an emergency protection order , if there was one , or an interim care order , if that was the initiation of protection , or , as in this case , when the child went into voluntary care . |
| 27 | when , when the does , when the Twiggys came in and and the , the the angular woman er , of which I am not I wonder if that was the male view or what is the wo , the view that women have of themselves ? |
| 28 | erm yeah if that was the case then I would be able to do that . |
| 29 | Well , if that was the cane , she did n't want any more strokes . |
| 30 | She was now only a step away from her target , so she was n't far from getting to know him well enough to question him about his allegiance — just as long as she could keep his escort sweet , which would probably mean more bondage if that was the only way he could get his nuts off . |