Example sentences of "if [pers pn] was still " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his speech , Charles praised my ‘ sterling contribution ’ to the school and shortly after it Paul came up to me and made the touching suggestion that I should give some classes in the summer term — if I was still free . |
| 2 | ‘ How long it is right for both me and the bank to do the job is not something we are considering at present , ’ he says , ‘ but I would be surprised if I was still here in 16 years ' ; time . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I can not recall the dates but it must have been in the very late twenties if I was still at school , because I left just as soon as I could when I made up fourteen . |
| 4 | I 'm sure that if I was still living in England we would n't have got the push that we had on the last album and we would n't have got nominated for a Grammy . |
| 5 | If I was still having the baby I daresay I 'd consider it , but losing it made it quite clear to me that I did n't want what he offered . ’ |
| 6 | Feeling as if I was still asleep and having a very curious dream , I settled myself on the other side of the hearth from the stranger and took a sip of cocoa . |
| 7 | Even if I was still working I do n't think we 'd be able to buy anything outright . |
| 8 | But Chaman was very protective and supportive ; it was as if I was still living with my mother . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ The pack told me to apply to John Burrows , the customer services manager , to reserve an interview time , if I was still interested in a position with Seacat , ’ said Ms Garcia , who has worked in the travel business since leaving school . |
| 10 | that 's if I was still working . |
| 11 | Not if I was still going out with Paul . |
| 12 | ‘ No , well , if 'e was still alive , 'e 'd be 119 next month . ’ |
| 13 | She looked as if she was still asleep … but there was blood on her breast . |
| 14 | If she was still in the garden , there was only one place she could be , and that was the summerhouse . |
| 15 | To my childish imagination it seemed as if she was still alive to what was happening and was showing her disapproval . |
| 16 | He thought of his Katya and wondered if she was still alive , or whether Grandfather Denknetzeyan had now finally been reunited with her again . |
| 17 | If she was still cross with him please would she stop . |
| 18 | She had been left outside a great many pubs on warm summer evenings while models and some younger aspiring painters had occasionally checked to see if she was still there . |
| 19 | Luke commented as Maria was exchanging victorious smiles and hand signals with staff seated at other tables , their number swelled by the presence of Cavell Fielding , and Maria had wondered earlier if she was still ignorant of the personal reasons behind Luke 's behaviour . |
| 20 | Now she could relax , she thought , if she was still capable of thinking . |
| 21 | My gran had forgotten about coming over , you know and so we rem , reminded her was n't Christmas eve , the day before Christmas eve , tha you know , to see if she was still coming . |
| 22 | The fatal , fateful thing was that for a century the device appeared to work : Canada felt and behaved as if it was still part of the empire . |
| 23 | I met Chapman on his way to the Zandvoort prize-giving and said I 'd take the job — basically to turn Lotus into an engine manufacturer — if it was still available . |
| 24 | Personally , by the time I had cycled up the hill in the dark , battling against high winds and rain , wearing my rain cape in a futile attempts to keep dry , I felt more like flopping into bed than sitting up all night making silly marks on a chart and plunging outside every sixty minutes to see if it was still raining . |
| 25 | With a total of thirty rooms , each arranged as if it was still in use , there is so much to see and enjoy . |
| 26 | William peered out of the side window when they came to the crossroads but it would be too far away to see anything , even if it was still there . |
| 27 | I opened his razor in the bathroom to rub the powered residue of his beard in my fingers , and wondered if it was still growing on his dead face . |
| 28 | She seemed to accept without question that Alexandra was the one who would handle the crisis , if it was still a crisis by the time she got into the office . |
| 29 | Seeking escape routes I found the only other Customs Waterguard Station , seemingly more unpopular than Heathrow , available at that time was Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides and when I rang HQ one day to see if it was still open . |
| 30 | He blew on his tea as if it was still too hot to drink . |