Example sentences of "if you thought [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you thought what the people said possessed an intrinsic interest , if you wrote it down verbatim and pictured yourself as a sort of secretary to the outside world , recording something which had its own imaginative value but would otherwise have been lost , then you are one sort of writer — a naturalist . |
| 2 | He said yesterday : ‘ The message is : do n't blame us and , moreover , if you thought what we were doing was right , give us some backing . ’ |
| 3 | After each game you would be forgiven if you thought they had always won , because , win or lose , their only concern was ‘ who are we playing next ’ ? |
| 4 | And if you thought our away form was bad last year … |
| 5 | I know you would accept your son to have any injury if you thought he was going to come out . ’ |
| 6 | If you thought anything of your children you would n't get into trouble . ’ |
| 7 | Then he said , " If you thought it was so bloody good , why did you only read one page ? " |
| 8 | If you thought it would be helpful , we could meet with Alan Squair and Roger Strachan to discuss any outstanding issues . |
| 9 | if you thought it had |
| 10 | Well you would if you thought it was peculiar would n't you ? |
| 11 | ‘ I think it would be a great presumption on your part if you thought you did , ’ he replied firmly , putting the young man down . |
| 12 | If you thought you detected ‘ racism ’ in what I wrote , none was intended . |
| 13 | And if you thought you had a fight last year over bi-annual congresses , you wait until you try and do anything that will affect our structure in the future . |
| 14 | ‘ And if you thought you could pin it on me , you 'd have had me cautioned and the bracelets on by now , ’ I said bravely . |
| 15 | ‘ I think you 'd lie to St Peter , ’ she retorted evenly , ‘ if you thought you might get something out of it . ’ |
| 16 | I have , I 'd get you a pair if you thought you 'd wear them . |
| 17 | ‘ If you thought I knew , why did n't you tell me ? ’ |
| 18 | Her eyes fixed widely on his , despair and unhappiness in their depths , she asked miserably , ‘ You said you wanted me ; how could you do that if you thought I was selfish and self-centred ? ’ |
| 19 | You could interrogate me , at least , and if you thought I was a double agent you could put a bullet in my head . |
| 20 | ‘ And , if you thought I might be , why did you hire me in the first place ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ If you thought I was going to stay there once I was old enough to leave , with my stepdad still there — always going on at me , touching me , pawing me , trying it on — What do you expect ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ If you thought I was simply playing a little game , then you can think again , Aurora . ’ |
| 23 | But you 'd perhaps go three or four times before the baby was born and er just see everything was alright and you 'd know which way the baby was lying a and which way it was going to er you know come and if you thought there was going to be any problems well you know then you , you would sort of let the doctor know and , and he 'd decide then . |
| 24 | If you thought she was dead , there 's no difference . |