Example sentences of "[conj] if i have [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Or if I 'd seen it , I had n't taken it in .
2 Rod said : ‘ I was shocked to be told that if I had waited any longer before seeking help I would not have survived .
3 As we talked , I felt that if I had pressed him he would have loaned it to me anyway , but the Land Rover was necessary for the research programme and it would have been irresponsible to put John 's work at risk .
4 I knew that if I had to drive to the park or into the country first , then the walking would never get done except at weekends .
5 This was true , in a way , and his saying it made me sympathetic and tearful , but on the other hand I knew that if I had told him , his attitude would not have been as indulgent as he was pretending now .
6 ‘ I feel I should say that if I had to get washed up on a beach minus my memory I was lucky the beach was yours , Dr Vaughan . ’
7 ‘ And do you really think that if I had taken something of your aunt 's I would be stupid enough to wear it to work ? ’
8 I suspect that if I had to find an alternative to what we 've already proposed and what we 've constantly supported , I would actually go right back to the , I would actually go right back to the beginning erm because it would be cleaner and it would be clearer .
9 Even awake I feel that if I had sat on there , I might have kept it forever .
10 But I should say that if I had to buy them , I would do as I did with the ones I have — buy from a breeder .
11 I sometimes like to think it was my eloquence , but the fact of the matter is that if I had got up on my hind legs and suggested a bit of Karaoke instead of the morning service , they would have leaped at it .
12 This remark , occurring as it does in a passage in which he is distinguishing between the grounds of the class metal ( ‘ the possession of certain common peculiarities ’ ) and those of the class sensation of white ( ‘ nothing but resemblance ’ ) clearly implies that if I had had no other sensations of white I could not assert the proposition ‘ This is a sensation of white ’ with the meaning it has when I have had such sensations .
13 The Reds were well on top and I am sure that if I had lasted the game I would have given the selectors something to think about .
14 The dream ended with the thought that if I had known this was the main road I need not have resorted to the acrobatics that had brought me there .
15 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 .
16 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 . ’
17 If I were to go in now , thought Rupert , I should attract far more attention that if I 'd gone earlier .
18 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 . ’
19 I 'm sure that if I 'd had this excellent book when learning to windsurf my progress would have been much faster .
20 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 .
21 I have to admit that if I 'd known that I would n't have asked to have you seconded to Carlisle Flint … ’
22 Because er we 've done sort of I must Where did I write that if I 've lost that list , I suppose to keep Erm , Ron , tin and then you 've got hankies did n't you ?
23 ‘ All right , then , ’ said Dolly , ‘ let me tell you that if I 'ave to spend two more rotten days just kickin' me heels , I 'll smash the place up . ’
24 ‘ I think Chelsea offers me the greater chance of winning something than if I 'd stayed at Carrow Road .
25 I got better results than if I 'd stayed at school .
26 Because my head landed on his teeth it hurt me more than if I 'd smacked down on the bridge of his nose .
27 That way they think twice as much of the girls than if I had praised them myself . ’
28 In fact since my sister is likely to share half my genes my behaviour is probably only one-half less fit than if I had behaved totally selfishly .
29 I think that people would be justified in rebuking me for deceiving them as to my whereabouts , but that I would no more have actually lied than if I had thrown my voice and said ‘ Cooee ‘ .
30 ‘ I think I shall become a better artist with her , ’ he rationalised , ‘ than if I had married Kee . ’
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