Example sentences of "if they [verb] been [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only two or three of the terminals were occupied , by guys who looked as if they 'd been up all night and who were already on to their second pack of cigarettes . |
| 2 | Even if they 'd been half full it would have been our only escape route . ’ |
| 3 | Still , to look on the bright side : if they had been together all this time , by now they might already be a dull settled couple , instead of which the long separation had preserved the thrill of courtship in their marriage , with letters passing between them constantly . |
| 4 | If they had been truly myopic ( on our definition ) they would have sold their entire stock on all 672 occasions . |
| 5 | They may feel responsible for adding to the dead person 's problems or may feel that if they had been more alert they would have noticed their friend 's or relative 's distress . |
| 6 | If the first were correct , surely a house full of children and servants would have heard poor William 's pleas and , even if they had been too frightened of his mother 's retribution to release him , surely they would have passed him food . |
| 7 | If they have been so informed , I would be very grateful if I could be told on what date they were told . |
| 8 | So are the other countries which support it , even if they have been less keen to play soldiers . |