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 … |