Example sentences of "if he knew [conj] " in BNC.

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1 I walked in through the door and , feeling a bit lost , I asked the first person I saw if he knew whether the Social Secretary was around .
2 What would Barry do to him if he knew that he Philip had tried to shoot Rebel ?
3 If he knew that none of the call charges on his bill were his , it proved just how often Gina phoned her friends , in spite of any pretences she might make .
4 Sam wondered what Mr Harker would say if he knew that one of his relatives was so keen to disrupt the cotton industry .
5 A purchaser of land might well be uneasy if he knew that , even if he had no notice of a trust , the land could be recovered from him by a trustee .
6 Personally , I do n't care one way or the other but James would n't be very happy if he knew that Leo knew . ’
7 Alexei laughed as if he knew that Jehan was being deliberately discouraging .
8 She could not tell him about Havvie ; neither could she speak the lie to him , not to Dr Neil , but she could not tell him the truth , for that would mean telling him who she was , and she could not tell him that , not here , not now ; it would spoil everything between them if he knew that she was the spoiled and pampered American Princess .
9 How would he act if he knew that his career was to be made into fiction , to serve as an object lesson , and a name of opprobrium , to the generations that followed him ?
10 The waiter would not take the order if he knew that the accused did not intend to pay .
11 ( 2 ) If he knew that the writing or printing contained or referred to conditions , he is bound .
12 If he knew that he 'd turn round and say get lost .
13 as if he knew that he only had to put his arms around her for her to immediately surrender , to succumb , a willing victim , to the force of his dark enchantment .
14 He smiled as if he knew that had been a struggle to get out but he did n't make it more difficult for her .
15 Which left him wondering why Alexei had agreed to the proposal at all — for if he knew or even suspected that there was to be no marriage , it was difficult to see where he perceived his advantage to lie .
16 ‘ Nothing — I asked if he knew if she 'd seen anyone in the hospital recently , before we contacted Records .
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