Example sentences of "[conj] if i [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or if I wanted a child , that might change my attitude . |
| 2 | And know that if I had a choice … |
| 3 | Having passed seven CSE 's at school , she said , " I reckoned that if I had a future then computer studies was where it would be . |
| 4 | He stated : ‘ I was very frightened that if I had a disease like that they might suggest that I was n't able to continue the training and that I would n't qualify . |
| 5 | Could of made that if I had a Lamborgini |
| 6 | I soon found out that if I swigged a mouthful or two of the laxative cascara sagrada from the medicine cupboard , I could get rid of the obnoxious feeling of weight and fullness which had been forced on me . |
| 7 | He points out that if I tear a living system apart into its component atoms , I kill it . |
| 8 | By now my courage had failed and I had to be helped up the steep , wooden steps , the executioner 's assistants whispering that if I made a good show they would make sure I would choke for no more than ten minutes . |
| 9 | People say that if I get a couple of days off I should go out driving and find some big old manor to stay in . |
| 10 | Anyway I said to our Pam well you have been brought up to do things like that and not only that if I found a pound on the floor I 'd pick it up that 's different . |
| 11 | My father 's sort of said to me that if I want a job afterwards , and if I want a decent job and a job with a future , it 's got to be on the engineering side of the works . |
| 12 | I always leave a minimum of one and a half hours so that if I have a blow-out or breakdown or some other unforeseen emergency , I still have time to take care of it and catch the plane . |
| 13 | It could have been different if I had been accepted for the Forces , but this way I mean to make Marion my wife and I hope … well … well ’ — he jerked his head upwards — ‘ I may as well say it , that if I have a son , or for second best , a daughter , to carry on here . |
| 14 | Well , erm , I was just trying to do it , do it , do the example four , whilst I was here , so that if I have a problem , I , I can ask about it before I go on to example five . |
| 15 | I was basically told that there was nothing they could do about it , and that if I wanted a harmoniser that worked I would have to buy a separate rack unit . |
| 16 | He said it was broken , had been for some time , and that if I wanted a toilet I should go to the cafe upstairs . |
| 17 | However , when she wrote down ‘ I 'm afraid that if I find a man who loves me … , one evening , she was amazed to find words spilling out on to the paper . |
| 18 | Partnerships , did you know that if I start a partnership with Phil right , mum |
| 19 | It turns out that if I choose a direction and look at the electron 's spin in relation to that direction then either its axis of rotation points along that direction or it is wholly in the reverse direction . |
| 20 | ‘ They knew that I liked girls and if I had a choice , I would rather be talking to the girls than doing my homework . ’ |
| 21 | And if I had a went in to comfort her I might as well of undone everything he did |
| 22 | But I did n't have a large pack , I did n't and if I make a cup of tea . |
| 23 | And if I speak a bit plain … just think of me as the woman who gave up everything to save you girls from their worst dangers Dear sisters there is not one of us ladies … who wo n't tell you that we have learnt our most precious lessons of faith … and patience , and self-sacrifice and contentedness under trials from you . |
| 24 | ‘ I appreciate it , and if I get a nice sky in a picture then fine , I 'll manipulate it in the darkroom and make the best of it . |
| 25 | I like experimenting and if I led a less erratic lifestyle I would do more of it . |
| 26 | And if I smeared a copy , God help cos then there 'd be a problem . |
| 27 | I mean they are at the moment and if I have a meeting well after about an hour it seems as though you 've |
| 28 | ‘ And if I broke a leg I 'd have done it whether you were with me or not . |
| 29 | My father 's sort of said to me that if I want a job afterwards , and if I want a decent job and a job with a future , it 's got to be on the engineering side of the works . |
| 30 | It is impossible to express the Hopes , the Fears , the various Conjectures , and Reveries , that your humble Servant must undergo this important Season , I am like the unhappy Gentleman mentioned in the Guardian ; and can scarce endure the bare Pronunciation of the Letter S : The hissing of the Tea-kettle distracts me ; and if I meet a Goose , I shun him as I would a Lion , or a Crocodile . |