Example sentences of "if [pron] [was/were] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Now do you understand what it would be like if everyone was like that ? |
2 | In the eighteenth century the French naturalist Buffon remarked : ‘ Young cats are gay , vivacious , frolicksome , and , if nothing was to be apprehended from their claws , would afford excellent amusement to children . |
3 | I saw only that , in this magical new view of the world to which I had been introduced , scepticism and gullibility must be harnessed in tandem if nothing was to be missed . |
4 | Feeling as if I were under an enchantment , I walked the narrow way , between vivid white handrails that shone in the half-light . |
5 | I never asked her for total commitment ( after all , if I were into monogamy would I have done such a good job of dangling that little Limnititzker tsatskeleh in front of her nose ? ) , but I would have hoped the woman would stand by me in a crisis . |
6 | The earth curved up and around me wherever I went , as if I were at the bottom of a dish , and no matter how far I travelled I could get no nearer the rim — like a spaceman hurtling , as he thinks , towards the edge of the universe , only to find it unfolding before him and closing in behind , so that he is always at the centre . |
7 | I 'm far too tired , even if I were at all tempted . |
8 | If I were on the pay side in the Treasury , I would be prepared to permit maximum flexibility on the salary and conditions offered to the successful applicant . |
9 | Towards noon , the mirage drew nearer , to about half a mile , as if I were on an island trapped by the in-coming tide . |
10 | ‘ I would n't ask him for help if I were on a sinking ship and he was the only one with a lifebelt ! ’ |
11 | It was about then I felt as if I were on a small boat on stormy seas . |
12 | ‘ If I were on holiday , Nigel would be the first person I 'd contact when I got back . |
13 | All they told me was that if I were on the public payroll I 'd take a ride out to Westminster Drive and have a long talk with Mrs. Laura Channing . |
14 | ‘ It 's not very proper and if I were on my feet you would n't say things like that . ’ |
15 | ‘ Of course , if I were with you , Nancy would have us all over to dinner . ’ |
16 | ‘ If I were to be wrapped up warmly , and … ’ |
17 | ‘ Clive , what about if I were to … ’ |
18 | If I WERE to a take a bath I would not turn both taps fully on since this is bound to result in a freezing cold bath . |
19 | The nut appears to be plastic and , if I were to be really picky , has been cut a hair on the high side . |
20 | If I were to be critical it would be to say that the scratchplates could be finished off more tidily , and occasionally the necks and bodies do n't look entirely new — although that 's hardly surprising , really . |
21 | He said : ‘ If I were to single out any one project as a model of its kind , it is the car park in Chichester . ’ |
22 | ‘ Well , you see — I thought I explained this to you — if I were to eidetik now I would go into a kind of a trance . |
23 | If I were to be denied my belief in the almost limitless potential of my students , I 'd give up . |
24 | especially if I were to actually get , if I get that I 'd consider going if I could get a place in the halls , the residence |
25 | But it or if I were to be thinking I 'd say , Is n't he . |
26 | Galway was the strangest town I had ever visited , and I felt as if I were in a dream . |
27 | The flat in West Kensington was really only three large , formerly elegant rooms , with ceilings so high that I often gaped at the room 's proportions , as if I were in a derelict cathedral . |
28 | ‘ I wo n't deny that if I were in London and war broke out I 'd probably join up . |
29 | I would , if I were in your shoes . |
30 | If one wants to be accepted as a mainstream , serious film-maker it does n't strike me , if I were in that position , as a shrewd career move . |