Example sentences of "if he [vb past] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he listened to Anthony Scrivener , he would be a darned sight better . |
| 2 | He asked him if he belonged to the loyalist section of the population and he replied that he did . |
| 3 | He asked dealers at random to deliver the goods , and berated anyone who was obviously unprepared , particularly if he belonged to the streetwise contingent whose daily newspaper tended to be the Daily Mirror or The Sun . |
| 4 | They would n't know that his trip had been sponsored by the Socialist Labor Party of North America and his time , if he stuck to his commitments , was to be all booked up . |
| 5 | Massingberd-Mundy , then chairman of the panel and a local steward since 1970 , claimed the stewards ' secretary , Major Peter Steveney , threatened to report him to the Jockey Club if he stuck to his personal view that both horses should be disqualified . |
| 6 | Of course Oswald Mosley , our own exponent of Fascism , went a bit far in that direction , but he was worth some support if he stuck to the Mile End Road and did n't provoke clashes in such cherished halls of entertainment as Olympia and the Albert Hall . |
| 7 | If he chose to , he could become quite authoritarian in his manner and cutting in his remarks but then , every Adviser needs some weapons in his armoury to survive ! |
| 8 | If he chose to be asleep when the lollipops were handed round , that was his lookout . |
| 9 | Stuart wondered if they made him stand out there , or if he chose to . |
| 10 | This meant that , if he chose to , he could make and unmake laws without the ratifying sanction of any legislative or judicial body . |
| 11 | She loved fantasising about being his wife , wearing big hats , being chauffeur-driven and waltzing through the door of Number 10 if he got to be Prime Minister . |
| 12 | If he agreed to marriage it would mean a whole new lifestyle . |
| 13 | Tyndale was nervous , and , when Vaughan offered him the King 's promise of safety if he returned to England , he expressed his fear that the promise might be broken on the persuasion of the clergy , who would affirm that promises made with heretics need not be kept . |
| 14 | As the hon. Member for Livingston can promise his hon. Friends nothing about money , he could not prevent that from happening if he returned to the old system . |
| 15 | Parents and social services were outraged that abuse victims might come into contact with Stout again if he returned to the city . |
| 16 | One man , whose teenage son was repeatedly sexually assaulted , told Sunday Life that Houston would be ‘ killed ’ if he returned to the Andersontown area . |
| 17 | DISGRACED car tycoon John De Lorean claims he would be assassinated by ‘ British agents ’ if he returned to Northern Ireland . |
| 18 | If he lived to be a hundred , he 'd never get used to this evil oozing cold . |
| 19 | Even if he lived to be ten . |
| 20 | If he went to be the head gardener of another greenhouse and did another ten years teaching among the geraniums , what species of hothouse plant might result ? |
| 21 | If he went to the toilet twice in five minutes his Mum would think he was ill and she 'd be out like a shot . |
| 22 | The strength of the imperial idea in Germany is illustrated by the special form that the call to the host took there — the duty to attend the king if he went to Rome to be crowned emperor . |
| 23 | I 'm not sure if he went to an established rap school , although it 's more likely that he 's a self-taught man . |
| 24 | If he went to war against Richard , which side would their father take ? |
| 25 | If he went to them he would have to admit that he left her there . |
| 26 | The Shah said he wanted the French to keep Khomeini ; if he went to Syria or Lybia he would be even more dangerous . |
| 27 | ‘ She is totally pure ! ’ he replied , and felt that he had to tell that lie , even if he went to hell there and then for it . |
| 28 | He had said publicly on Aug. 12 that his life was in danger , and that the Minister of Labour , Peter Okondo , had told him he " might not come back alive if he went to Busia " . |
| 29 | If he went to Cambridge , especially if he was homosexual , he has to be the Sixth Man or someone . |
| 30 | For the best midfielder in the country I 'd be looking closer to 5–6 mil especially if he went to Rangers or abroad — but personally I would n't sell him , so going on past experience that means Wilko will get rid of him before the end of the season . |