Example sentences of "if things [vb past] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was better that way , she supposed , though if things had been normal at home Rob could have phoned her there . |
| 2 | Erm well we 'd , we 'd got something on trying to ascertain if things had been produced by a multinational , which I suppose ties in with probably with , with three down . |
| 3 | If things had been otherwise , Mrs Arbuthnot would have made an ideal wife for the duke . |
| 4 | If things had been otherwise , perhaps that 's how he would have liked to hear of his son 's death . |
| 5 | Oh yes , if things had been alright . |