Example sentences of "if [pron] [adv] [vb past] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's as if everyone else had given up and the Government then said , ‘ Oh , give the workers some money and let them have a go . ’ |
| 2 | Even if nothing else had changed , widespread support for the idea that ‘ Black Wednesday ’ delivered Britain to recovery would alter the character of the ERM . |
| 3 | It was n't as if I even wanted to sit down and write in the first place . |
| 4 | ‘ If it 's of any interest to you , I scarcely even remember what I said , but if I somehow managed to upset you … ’ |
| 5 | If I really had to spend a long time hurting someone slowly , I 'd have to use a blindfold : them or me , one of us would have to have their eyes hidden . |
| 6 | I shrank away from him , feeling a coldness run out all over me as if I really had died . |
| 7 | I could n't work in those circumstances , so I decided this was the right time if I really wanted to do something with my solo career , just break loose completely . ’ |
| 8 | If I really wanted to make it all ‘ organic ’ I 'd take out a section of , like , six guitarists , who could all double up on parts . |
| 9 | Frankly , I did n't have much faith in either , Jamie being too small to stop me if I really started to topple , and the girl being a girl . |
| 10 | If I ever had to qualify an audit report , I 'd run it past Claire first . |
| 11 | I am not sure now if I ever proceeded to knock ; it is quite possible , given the alarming nature of what I heard , that I judged it best to withdraw altogether . |
| 12 | They wanted to get on but that made me swear if I ever got made Sergeant , I would never treat a man the way I was treated . |
| 13 | But if I ever got caught out with the big guy in the skull mask and the big axe thing then I 'd probably ask to end up coming back as my son because he 'd have my amazing charm , dazzling character , obscene talent ( ? — Ed ) , and chiselled good looks ! ( and gift for talking utter bullshine ! — Ed ) . |
| 14 | If I ever got busted I 'd be in such fucking shit . |
| 15 | If I ever got talking to some man in a pub , it was more than his life was worth . |
| 16 | This was in front of the cameras , and I thought , ‘ You two-faced bitch ’ , because if I ever tried to talk to her she 'd either be sarcastic or looked through you , looked away or did n't want to know . |
| 17 | When I was younger they used to say if I ever did want to go to bed with somebody to ask to go on the Pill . |
| 18 | ‘ Hey , if I ever did sign on , I 'd need a pseudonym . ’ |
| 19 | A couple of months before , my Dad said if I ever did get pregnant he 'd chuck me out , so I thought they would . " |
| 20 | I must admit , if I had if I actually had to say , which of all those would I be most happy not playing , I 'd say In the Bleak Midwinter , but |
| 21 | However , if I actually wanted to come along and learn some English — I did ‘ O ’ level English , I enjoyed it immensely , but then I did science in the sixth for and went on to a science career — can I come and study English at your school ? |
| 22 | I had n't expected to be able to speak to Alan before the end of the week , but at a quarter to five Sylvia de Groot telephoned to say that he was free now if I still wanted to see him . |
| 23 | I 'd be happy if I never had to set eyes on you again ! ’ |
| 24 | Well if I only wanted to know the crossword and every single one is |
| 25 | And I should feel better having the knowledge that you were nearby if I suddenly became unhinged . ’ |
| 26 | The poser 's cafe had free newspapers and she filled in the crosswords shamelessly , was even miffed if someone else had got there first , especially with a blue Biro : Alex used a black Biro for crosswords . |
| 27 | But Stanley , I think , gave that film a style it would n't have had if someone else had directed it . ’ |
| 28 | We ca n't know what would have happened if it had tried something else , nor ( and this is important ) what would have happened if someone else had tried the original solution . |
| 29 | She 'd tacked the first sketches for this picture up on the wall and they looked as if someone else had drawn them . |
| 30 | It was such a good idea that she could n't think anything for a moment-as if someone else had suggested it to her , and she needed to digest it . |