Example sentences of "[adj] that if [pron] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be we are afraid that if they understood our needs they might use that information in some way to exploit us . |
| 2 | She shone so brightly she could have been freshly painted ; you were afraid that if you touched her you 'd smudge something . |
| 3 | I 'd already told him where she kept it … and he was afraid that if he left it there it 'd be traced back to him . |
| 4 | Then she stepped away from him , fearful of her own weakness and afraid that if he kissed her she would dissolve into a quivering jelly that would melt from sheer ecstasy . |
| 5 | The fabric was so delicate that if she wore it without a brassiere you could just see the outline of her nipples . |
| 6 | I know total-total that if I had my own bike , the Wheels-and-brakes Boys would n't treat me like that . |
| 7 | Conscious that if she accepted his presence at Thorsbury without protest , her chance to remove him was gone , nevertheless she felt that she could now handle the man . |
| 8 | A silly little bitch she had been , pleading with him to let her live , and promising that if he did she would say nothing and leave Vienna at once , never to return . |
| 9 | I 'm sure that if they saw you cry , I swear to God if they saw you crying things would be slightly different . |
| 10 | He added : ‘ I am sure that if I had my time again there would be many things I would do differently ’ , but went on : ‘ Criticism is part of the price of leadership . ’ |
| 11 | But I am sure that if someone found they liked doing chemistry at school they 're likely to find that they like continuing to do it at university , and vice versa . |
| 12 | For a moment she was worried that if he recognized her he might discover her story . |
| 13 | I was terrified that if I criticized him he would take offence and leave me , if not permanently , then for a few days , without giving me a sign of life , and so leaving me in anguish . |