Example sentences of "if [pron] was to " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | If I was to be arrested , I would be arrested with dignity . |
| 4 | If , er if I was to further refine that I would argue quite strongly that a lot of people see it as their duty to vote in general elections mm ? |
| 5 | I mean if I was to s stand here and tell you that self-raising flour is classed as an X one , as a class one explosive dust |
| 6 | : I did the only thing I could think of , and retired to bed ; if I was to be a blade of grass doomed to be trampled flat , then I might as well accept it and lie down . |
| 7 | If I was to sort of pinch the muscle at the back here ? |
| 8 | If I was to er ask you to er just for the next ten minutes to start listing out the advertisers that you think might go into these , my guess is you 'd only get twenty five percent |
| 9 | Er it might be nice if someone was to er obtain something . |
| 10 | If she was to be left at home she showed no interest . |
| 11 | Jennifer realised that she would have to run for her train if she was to be home in time ; Steven had booked a table at their favourite restaurant and was due to pick her up at 7.30 . |
| 12 | Well , she was generally fed-up , knowing she had to keep resting her ankle if she was to be up and about as soon as possible . |
| 13 | For the first time she began to wonder if she was to be given leadership beyond the context of Africa . |
| 14 | If she was to be betrayed yet again , then she would go with banners flying , trumpets braying , and no tears to speed her on her way . |
| 15 | Oh , lord , he had to be strong if she was to be . |
| 16 | If there was to be a common external policy , economic and strategic , which appeared more and more desirable , as between the parliamentarily self-governing populations around the world that were deemed all to be parts of one empire , the logical but crazy conclusion must be to defy the impracticability that had been so clear in the eighteenth century and to envisage an imperial parliament . |
| 17 | If there was to be an escape , it was to lie not in the ‘ damp gust bringing rain ’ but in ‘ Shantih ’ as the Buddhist 's passing beyond the cycles of creation . |
| 18 | If there was to be any relationship , she wanted to see his head on the pillow most mornings . |
| 19 | If there was to be selection then some would inevitably be selected out of the grammar school class . |
| 20 | However , the concert party folded before we had had more than a few ragged rehearsals , mainly because Bob 's girlfriend , a tall , bossy Waaf who fancied herself as another Vera Lynn , suddenly went all narrow-minded and decreed that if there was to be a chorus line , we were not to show our legs but to wear slacks . |
| 21 | After this , if there was to be an after , how could she live knowing what he might be up to , and the tight corners he could be getting into . |
| 22 | If there was to be a severe winter , George hoped that he would see the warning signs early enough to anticipate it . |
| 23 | Among those who voted against it were some closeted gays : if there was to be a purge , they did not wish to be among the victims . |
| 24 | If there was to be no viewing of the remains , the coffin was at once covered with plain or waxed cambric , glued and gimped into place . |
| 25 | Then she buried her head in the pillow and the tears came and came , flowing out of her as if there was to be no end to them , ever . |
| 26 | We had about two months to prepare for the seven of them ; a period useful not only for the co-ordinating of the PR assault but also , I believe , a safety gap , a firebreak , a time in which the military could take stock , an interval in which Goreng could see if there was to be a resurgence of the lost FAKINTIL in the hills . |
| 27 | Well I would have thought that if there was to be some assessment of a reasonable expectation of development proceeding , then there ought to be some assessment of demand , and I have n't seen that yet . |
| 28 | Now it would maybe not be appropriate if there was to be an alternative government bill that would deal with these type of matters er in front of us and please to say that when I read out the list of sponsors , it 'll be shown there are people from all parties , or all parties in Britain in this house , who are true democrats . |
| 29 | Erm if there was to be an exceptions policy er I would n't like Scarborough to be excluded from it . |
| 30 | Energy was directed mainly to the primary sector , where , until recently , it was impossible to have anything but a church-sponsored school if it was to be funded by the state . |