Example sentences of "[conj] if [pron] 'd [verb] " in BNC.

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1 If we had started on week one , where if we 'd had complete programme information up to week thirteen when , that 'd be more complete would n't it ?
2 He 'd be — what — in his fifties now if he 'd lived , a Deputy Secretary , perhaps even a Second Permanent Secretary .
3 If I 'd been in Bill 's position I , or if we 'd had been in Bill 's position , we 'd have done the same as well .
4 Or if I 'd seen it , I had n't taken it in .
5 Or if she 'd known where to get it done properly .
6 ‘ For instance , if someone had n't heard from a man friend for — oh , for a couple of weeks or so-when he 'd said vaguely he 'd ring — I mean , she might wonder if there was something wrong , if he was ill , or if she 'd offended in some way .
7 So it was pragmatic but it could also fit into their ideology in that how , that if they 'd gone straight for socialism
8 And er quite simply that if they 'd left it alone on a European side because obviously you can get flight from London Gatwick for approximately forty nine pounds
9 I would imagine that if we 'd suggested that project engineering duties would beco
10 ‘ I felt that if we 'd signed him he could have given us just that little bit extra up front which would have enabled us to win the title .
11 ‘ I felt that if we 'd signed he could have given us just that little bit extra up front which would have enabled us to win the title , ’ said Ferguson .
12 ‘ You would n't say that if you 'd seen the old Zambia in action , ’ Leila said , pulling a sour face .
13 Erm , I think it fair to say that if you 'd asked more or less to the next meeting and probably sub-committee would be quite , quite acceptable and I would thank you for drawing it to our to our attention .
14 You called your wife a tart , which is your business and hers , but you also said that if you 'd known where she 'd gone you would have caught her at it .
15 ‘ And Jean-Paul can be as stubborn as a mule , and you knew perfectly well that if you 'd told him what you felt , he would have dug in his heels and insisted . ’
16 And er I like to think that if you 'd bought a nice full-nose Morris in nineteen forty five , and you wanted a replacement in nineteen ninety , you 'd have still got a reasonable Metro would n't you ?
17 I can say to you right now with confidence that if I 'd asked you to start writing er a list of the categories that people er that you think might advertise in these you 'd probably get about twenty five .
18 Mary says now : ‘ Accessing my past lives has been of great benefit and I 'm sure that if I 'd gone to an ordinary therapist , nothing would have been sorted out . ’
19 If I were to go in now , thought Rupert , I should attract far more attention that if I 'd gone earlier .
20 With hindsight , it 's clear that I was too single-minded about racing , too immersed , and that if I 'd paced myself better the joy would have lasted much longer . ’
21 I 'm sure that if I 'd had this excellent book when learning to windsurf my progress would have been much faster .
22 I 'd had a few notions about being a journalist , but I think that if I 'd had Latin I might have stayed on and tried for an academic career .
23 I have to admit that if I 'd known that I would n't have asked to have you seconded to Carlisle Flint … ’
24 What Harry Lime missed out on , though , was the fact that if he 'd gone Club 18–30 instead of Austrian Airlines , and taken a couple of friends in tow who were paying the full price , he could have copped for a massive sixty sovs off his bill , got a suntan into the bargain , and avoided coming to a very nasty end in the sewers .
25 He says now that if he 'd known what it would involve he would have taken the first plane out of town , but I was hugely relieved when he agreed .
26 But it was n't trash : I 'm sure that if he 'd had long enough , he 'd have said exactly what I wrote ! ’
27 He thought that if he 'd had the choice , it would n't be the toad snuff box , but the marvellous box in yellow and white opal enamel , with the unhappy Nicholas II 's cipher and crown , and the Imperial eagles in diamonds and black enamel .
28 I ca n't bring myself to tell her that if she 'd stayed dead her views might have carried more weight .
29 Puts , but she knew that if she 'd bought me one with all those buttons , I 'd off just confused her
30 Emily went pink , reflecting that if she 'd had charge of this youth in his formative years , things might have been different .
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