Example sentences of "if he [vb past] [been] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The driver stopped to complain but was told it was his own fault — if he had been on time the ball would have missed . |
| 2 | Besides , if he had been to Tyler 's Hard , he would doubtless have recognized Harry from Morpurgo 's account of a strange visitor the previous Saturday . |
| 3 | She pushed herself back against the wall to avoid touching a man but as Owen pressed past her he was as conscious of her roundnesses and softnesses as if he had been in bed beside her . |
| 4 | If he had been in charge , we would have been out of the Community , because that was the basis of his election campaign . |
| 5 | if he had been in charge , things would have been very different . |
| 6 | Asked if he had been in touch with his 43-year-old wife , who is absent from their country home in Chippenham , Wilts , the brigadier said : ‘ Of course I have . ’ |
| 7 | If he 'd been in Eden , he would have probably left apple cores strewn all around the garden . |