Example sentences of "if [pron] did " in BNC.

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1 Strong hints about his IRA sympathies , as if everyone did n't know he 'd been a self-proclaimed Sinn Feinner since he was a youngster .
2 Some of them turned out to be not as indifferent to my plight as I 'd feared they all would be , and a few murmured that if I did really feel strongly about the way I had been treated , I should indeed take the matter up with the Senate .
3 I did go down to my local Citizens ' Advice Bureau to see if they had any ideas , but all they could do was pass on the news that there was a squeeze on the social fund ( the emergency payments fund ) , so I was well advised not to expect too much if I did decide to try the social security people .
4 I paused for a moment , then said , ‘ Kathleen , let me tell you what I think would happen if I did as you say and then you tell me where I 'm going wrong .
5 What would happen if I did ?
6 Besides , it would be a criminal waste of taxpayers ' money if I did nothing .
7 But I would be surprised if I did after this year , although , at this stage , I am still playing well enough and I am enjoying it enough so that if I want to play another tournament , I can . ’
8 But I would be surprised if I did after this year , although , at this stage , I am still playing well enough and I am enjoying it enough so that if I want to play another tournament , I can . ’
9 Lendl smiled and countered : ‘ It would be laughable if I did n't say it because it 's obvious that Wimbledon is my main goal — to pretend otherwise would be wrong . ’
10 I found that if I did this , I felt much better and had the feeling that everything would be all right .
11 I have been approached on many levels , from stripograms in the office to packages arriving at reception with worms and a message inside threatening even worse if I did n't see the band ( I did n't ) .
12 If I did n't give him a square meal on Monaghan Day he 'd drink himself stupid in Mohill . ’
13 It was as if I did n't even exist . ’
14 nicks things , and if I did that , the police would come and take me away .
15 I 'd cry if I did , so I look down at my feet .
16 I suppose he must be real hungry if I did n't feed him yesterday .
17 It 'd be real easy — I 'd just say to myself ‘ Well , I think I 'll just pop over and see Marie today ’ , and five minutes later I 'd be there and we could have tea together , then if I did n't want to stay the night I 'd just fly into the sky again and stay there .
18 I said that I could n't fault their prices , but asked what would happen if I did n't pay .
19 I felt that this was a very brief phase and if I did n't cash in on it now , I was n't going to get the chance again .
20 He went on to say that if I did not return I would be making myself voluntarily homeless and would never be re-housed .
21 If I did it and it did n't come out as good as I thought , or if I failed , then I 'll deal with that , but until I take that chance I 'll never know .
22 Or , even if I did , that things would be different . ’
23 I just stared back at him as if I did not recognize him , then moved away out of sight behind another screen .
24 On the other hand , if I did slip and break my hip I should no doubt be dead by the morning .
25 I do n't , and if I did I should have to suppose Providence to be the devil … ’
26 If I did burgle Madge 's house , like you said , then I would n't come round here and tell you about it , would I ? ’
27 ‘ as if I did n't know .
28 ‘ You 'd be livid if I did . ’
29 If I did n't recognise it , ’ says Neneh , ‘ I 'd be an unhappy person .
30 I think about what would happen if I did it …
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