Example sentences of "[was/were] [art] [noun sg] [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this were the case one would also expect to find increased basal secretion in smokers — in our study this was not the case . |
| 2 | Thus while both Higgenbotham ( 1983 : 124 ) and Palmer ( 1988 : 189 ) feel that a sentence such as John was seen to leave has the reporting " see that " meaning ( i.e. " Somebody saw that John left " ) , Mittwoch ( 1990 : 121 ) points out that if this were the case one would expect the perfect form of the infinitive to be completely acceptable and complement negation to be considerably better in a passive sentence than in the corresponding active one , which is not the case in ( 61 ) and ( 62 ) : ( 61 ) ? |
| 3 | Being the senior trainers for the whole county could be a full time job , and I am afraid that if that were the case we would have to give it all up . |
| 4 | For the system to work you would need to ensure that your colleagues had a copy — and if that were the case they might even read the book . |
| 5 | If this were the case there would be no need to propose that risk has any effect on memory or attention at all in these situations . |
| 6 | If this were the case there would be no need for a working memory . |
| 7 | If this were the case it would explain why they had not held meetings on this occasion . |
| 8 | ‘ If that were the case I 'd hardly have accepted your invitation , ’ she pointed out with some asperity . |
| 9 | ‘ If that were the case he could have it and welcome . |
| 10 | The stairs were the kind you could see through . |
| 11 | For if it were the man himself would crumble . |
| 12 | If I were the patient I would hope someone would have the common sense not to operate on me . |
| 13 | If you , if you were the patient you might say it 's wrong because erm she does n't look like she knows what she 's doing or there 's a mistake or something gets missed . |
| 14 | It was also noted by several respondents that internal residential courses , useful for fostering team/departmental/individual development , were the area they would particularly like to expand : |
| 15 | You might , were you in the celebrity business , react like literary agent Ed Victor : ‘ If I were the agent I would step on some jugulars to come home with $5 million for world-wide rights to the book and the film . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I figure Simon said it because he was in love with you and he hoped that by pretending the two of you were a couple he might give fate a nudge and make it happen . ’ |
| 17 | An example of this differential sentencing policy was reported in the Guardian 18 August , 1980 , which quoted a male judge , who told a female defendant , ‘ If you were a man I would send you to prison without hesitation ’ . |
| 18 | If I were a man I 'd tell me to get lost — and fast ! |
| 19 | If an observer interprets a piece of animal behaviour as either aggressive or altruistic he is , in effect , saying : " If that creature were a man I should describe his behaviour as aggressive or altruistic as the case may be . " |
| 20 | If I were a man you would n't dare do this ! ’ |
| 21 | Leading opponent , Tony Coleman , claimed the 30 jobs were a myth he could nail . |
| 22 | He said you were a gentleman who 'd pay a fair price for anything I could tell you . ’ |
| 23 | I imagine that if you were a member you can , you can get in a lot easier and a lot cheaper . |
| 24 | He did n't say anything about ( well-documented ) insults Yeugh directed at the distinguished internationals for no apparent reason — like telling Eddie Gray ‘ if you were a racehorse you 'd have been shot years ago ’ in front of the team — or indeed any of the other eccentric behaviour of the man that got him fired . |
| 25 | It is vital that our site work and written reports are of the highest standards because if there were a transgression they may be used as legal evidence . ’ |
| 26 | If I were a girl I would n't let a man go near me ! |
| 27 | Moving on from the , the dredger back to when you were a stevedore you used to sort out the different work for the , for the men , where did you used to congregate first thing in the morning ? |
| 28 | ‘ If you were a Romany you 'd need to get used to such things , Seb . |
| 29 | ‘ If I were a thief I could have forced my way in , or crept secretly in , ’ said the little tailor . |
| 30 | During the day there was a factory and you used to have to make boxes , or if you were a cleaner you used to have to scrub the landings and everything , or there was a farm and you could work there — but you used to have to be really trusted to work on that . |