Example sentences of "if [pers pn] was [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 31 | And if it was her he was lashing out at , so be it . |
| 32 | She shied away from architectural accuracy — she could have a gingerbread house if it was her ideal . |
| 33 | If it was her destiny to suffer in life , well , she 'd had enough practice , had n't she ? |
| 34 | Why was he making it seem as if it was her fault , her choice ? |
| 35 | On the shelves there were fish swimming in the air as if it was their natural habitat . |
| 36 | ‘ — as if it was their natural habitat . |
| 37 | In 1982 , he sacked on the spot several high-ranking officials for failing to maintain an adequate food supply to the main market in Bucharest — as if it was their fault that there was nothing to show the General-Secretary when he put in a surprise inspection visit . |
| 38 | What if it was their duty to hope ? |
| 39 | I would say it 's a pretty poor effort — at least , if it was their intention to burn the place down . ’ |
| 40 | Patients were counted as having chosen oxygen only if it was their choice on both occasions . |
| 41 | If anybody in Milton Keynes can imagine how they 'd feel if it was their parents or grandparents . |
| 42 | Peter says : ‘ I would like them to think if it was their brother , if it was them that had to sit there and watch their brother die in their arms , see how they would feel . |
| 43 | Now for a motor car I think you can say that the practical desirabilities of a car , and the acceleration and performance and looks are very important , one could also say that the fact that many people have their cars bought for me by the firm they work for means that they will therefore buy a larger car than they would if it was their own money that they were spending , so the market for cars is perhaps not one which is determined by energy efficiency or even optimum efficiency in terms of people 's and prestige is coming into it as much as these other factors and it is determined by who pays the money . |
| 44 | Man , if it was his own home , I 'd say the man was really comfortable ! ’ |
| 45 | Asked if it was his half-crown left on the counter , Jefferies said no . |
| 46 | D'Arquebus snatched one shroud of black silk as if it was his birthright . |
| 47 | ‘ He said if it was his own son he would take him home and make him comfortable , ’ said Mrs McGettigan . |
| 48 | He winked again as if it was his way of dismissing visitors . |
| 49 | So for a while , the President of the United States effectively had world power , there was no other power in the world who could stand up to the U S , er , after , after , World War One for one argument anyway , and I think Freud 's er , defence disposition would be , Woodrow Wilson was the man who came to Europe , saying he would bring a just peace for all , and went away leaving a total mess , and , and , Freud 's er argument in his book is , told us was , well , the mess er , was really Wilson 's own doing , and if it was his doing , what was it in his character that allowed him to er , si to on some Lloyd George , who bullied him into getting most of what they wanted . |
| 50 | Something had upset her and he doubted if it was his arrival . |
| 51 | He might be directly responsible for taking away her pleasure in singing — though that would surely be only a temporary aberration on her part — but she could only hold him to account for her loneliness if it was his company she was missing . |
| 52 | How dared he treat her as if it was his right to inspect her with that insolent expression on his face ? |
| 53 | ‘ Gavin used the Welfare account as if it was his own money , ’ Mr Georges said . |
| 54 | The boy told him that he had got a place in a hostel , but that he would be lucky to get into a place like that if it was his first night . |
| 55 | I du n no if he 's er , but it 's his end , I do n't know if it 's his house , I ca n't remember if it was his house , but at that end of the street . |
| 56 | I do n't know if it was my hard luck or what , but I married a Pakistani . |
| 57 | Here 's a crusty roll — must n't show my ignorance and cut it with a knife , have to tear it to pieces as if it was my worst enemy . |
| 58 | I spoke to him afterwards and apologized for the crowd , as if it was my fault ! |
| 59 | I nodded helplessly , as if it was my fault . |
| 60 | If it was my sister , I too would come looking for the man responsible . |