Example sentences of "but if [pron] 'd [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And there was a lot of luck in life : some people would go to jail for badger-baiting ; but if they 'd baited just the foxes they 'd like as not be having sherry the next day with the Master of the Foxhounds . |
| 2 | No but if they 'd gone straight for |
| 3 | They were afraid to ta but if they 'd had that if they 'd told me to provide an extra coach for the Manchester as I was suggesting , Dougie would have come out and taken strips off them for You see . |
| 4 | Mick added : ‘ I was pretty proud , but if I 'd cooked it , I 'd have been eating pumpkin pie all year . ’ |
| 5 | No , but if I 'd said that |
| 6 | But if I 'd defected I 'd have got even more — $500 . |
| 7 | He 'd say , " Leave it , it does n't matter , " but if I 'd left it the place would be a pigsty . |
| 8 | Admittedly I 'd have suffered the penalty for mutual defection , but if I 'd cooperated I 'd have got the Sucker 's payoff which is even worse . |
| 9 | I wish you 'd told me before , Edward , I mean , it 's entirely your own affair of course but if I 'd known forewarned would have been forearmed and we could have avoided this sort of thing . ’ |
| 10 | But if I 'd had eight months of thinking , I do n't think I could have taken it . |
| 11 | But if she 'd stayed ? |
| 12 | But if she 'd wanted to she could easily have told him something that would have stopped him dead in his tracks . |
| 13 | But if she 'd hoped to ruffle his conceit she did n't ; he merely laughed . |
| 14 | As I got out I caught the enigmatic Mr Goodson sneaking in through the front door , but if he 'd seen me pull up , he did n't wait to say Hello . |
| 15 | He liked his porter , but if he 'd gone back to the stable … |
| 16 | ‘ But if he 'd known of this outrage , ’ said Philip , looking from one to the other of them with searching eyes , ‘ the boy would have told me in Isambard 's presence . |
| 17 | Yeah , well that was , yeah but if you 'd seen the film you would of |
| 18 | Er they would n't look for you when you were there , but if you 'd gone out somewhere , oh they 'd be looking for you . |
| 19 | But if you 'd said oh well I 'll prepare , what about if I prepare you , oh yes well I 'll have that probably if you 'd got done it he 'd have it because he had to help himself . |
| 20 | ‘ But if you 'd loved each other — ? ’ |
| 21 | But if you 'd got enough fabric , you would have just done the same |
| 22 | But if you 'd listened to me , you 'd be married to Charles now and doing your duty as a good wife should ! ’ |