Example sentences of "[verb] if it [was/were] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 31 | In fact she was just checking up on room service , wondering if it was too late to order a plain omelette and salad in her room . |
| 32 | They would employ if it was just such a small thing . |
| 33 | Yea , drinking 's always got me into trouble in the past , I mean now I 've thought about it , I 've thought what a stupid idiot I 'd be , so you know if it was n't for the course , then I probably would have gone and done it again , you know , without a second thought . |
| 34 | ‘ requiring a seat belt ’ Means per regulation 6 of the Motor Vehicles ( wearing of Seat Belts ) Regulation 1982 : ‘ The classes of vehicle mentioned in regulation 4 are ( a ) a vehicle to which Regulation 46 of the Construction and Use Regulations applies ( see later ) ; and ( b ) a vehicle which is equipped with anchorage points and seat belts and to which that Regulation would apply if it were not for the circumstances that the vehicle — |
| 35 | Not only that , it made me wonder if it was not time to give the game another chance . |
| 36 | Let him wonder if it was just a casual remark . |
| 37 | The Council 's decision to scrap the tradition in regard to the diaconate suggested that the same tradition in regard to the priesthood could equally well be abandoned if it was pastorally desirable . |
| 38 | I suppose if it was there all by itself it must have been a ram . ’ |
| 39 | She 's one of several who 'd be unable to study if it were n't for the nursery . |
| 40 | What would happen if it was n't quite right ? |
| 41 | The treaty was based on fear of the ‘ dark terrors ’ of what might happen if it were not ratified . |
| 42 | But Eva had to keep them away from him , saying if it was very urgent they could leave a note . |
| 43 | Easy — five grand is what I 'd pay if it was n't you . |
| 44 | ‘ We will open on Friday , Saturday and Sunday throughout the summit with a big display showing the prices that would be charged if it were not for the Common Agricultural Policy , ’ says a spokesman . |
| 45 | The girls knew how soon this mood could change if it was not fully entered into . |
| 46 | What would I mean if it was n't , if it was if it was erm think of another U K customer . |
| 47 | So , in addition to the high increases in taxation that the Labour party would impose if it was ever given a chance , the community charge payer , or the council tax payer , would be ripped apart by high-spending Labour authorities , because there would be no capping . |
| 48 | Ah most squads were on piece work but you might find that you had If it was n't an apprentice squad , you might find that you had a squad of riveters who were n't on piece work , who simply went round doing any wee odds and ends that had |
| 49 | The extremities of the cloud are rotating so fast that the cloud would disperse if it were not held together by some force of gravity . |
| 50 | ‘ I 'd have somethin' to say if it was n't . ’ |
| 51 | So she put the dress on , and thought for a moment that perhaps it was not quite so frightful after all , and then , after looking at herself for a little longer , wondered if it were not in fact more frightful than she had ever imagined . |
| 52 | Having said all this , there were still those who wondered if it was not all too easy to confuse the eternal with the transitory . |
| 53 | He sometimes wondered if it was not Blanche 's ability to daydream like this for a few seconds a day , the power to see beauty in apparent ugliness , that was the key to her resilience . |
| 54 | He had stopped stealing , or , rather , Emmie thought he had : sometimes she wondered if it was just that she was n't keeping a proper watch on him . |
| 55 | She briefly wondered if it was perhaps the work of Earth Reptiles , but swiftly dismissed the idea , since not only did the style not match theirs , but there was no sign of their hibernation hives . |
| 56 | As he picked his way through the traffic , heading south , Rory wondered if it was as plain as that . |
| 57 | But Judith wondered if it was really as clearcut as that . |
| 58 | I wondered if it was so smart to allow Kaptan to make such good progress . |
| 59 | Even then , he wondered if it was only in his imagination . |
| 60 | 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 . |