Example sentences of "[was/were] [pers pn] i [modal v] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd phone the railway station if I were you I would phone it okay . |
| 2 | If I were you I 'd tell them if they do n't like it , lump it . |
| 3 | But if I were you I 'd give him his wife back and find yourself someone more suitable . |
| 4 | Then if I were you I 'd sue my face for slander . ’ |
| 5 | The friend says : ‘ Well , if I were you I 'd take them straight to the zoo . ’ |
| 6 | If I were you I 'd save my breath and my energy for later — talking never proved a thing ; it 's actions that count . |
| 7 | ‘ If I were you I 'd get it right the first time . ’ |
| 8 | John Major always looks so dowdy , Terry Stamp tries too hard and if I were him I 'd slash my wrists . ’ |
| 9 | If I was you I 'd give it up . |
| 10 | Thinking that maybe this man was the right man , that maybe it was him I should ask him for directions , him who would take me home or wherever it was I was trying to get to . |