Example sentences of "if [pron] [was/were] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the eighteenth century the French naturalist Buffon remarked : ‘ Young cats are gay , vivacious , frolicksome , and , if nothing was to be apprehended from their claws , would afford excellent amusement to children . |
| 2 | I saw only that , in this magical new view of the world to which I had been introduced , scepticism and gullibility must be harnessed in tandem if nothing was to be missed . |
| 3 | ‘ If I were to be wrapped up warmly , and … ’ |
| 4 | The nut appears to be plastic and , if I were to be really picky , has been cut a hair on the high side . |
| 5 | If I were to be critical it would be to say that the scratchplates could be finished off more tidily , and occasionally the necks and bodies do n't look entirely new — although that 's hardly surprising , really . |
| 6 | If I were to be denied my belief in the almost limitless potential of my students , I 'd give up . |
| 7 | But it or if I were to be thinking I 'd say , Is n't he . |
| 8 | If I was to be arrested , I would be arrested with dignity . |
| 9 | : I did the only thing I could think of , and retired to bed ; if I was to be a blade of grass doomed to be trampled flat , then I might as well accept it and lie down . |
| 10 | If someone were to be left alone in one of these structures , not only would the physical senses be deprived , but the individual would be in a psychic atmosphere well suited to the encouragement of inspirational and prophetic experiences . |
| 11 | What would she do if she were to be discovered ? |
| 12 | What if she were to be stranded in the mountains — marooned by a blizzard ? |
| 13 | She needed a plan of action , she decided as she began the task of stripping several layers of wallpaper from the walls — a concerted campaign to protect the club , and if she were to be painfully honest , herself , from the marauding hands of the so-called Midnight Raider . |
| 14 | If she was to be left at home she showed no interest . |
| 15 | Jennifer realised that she would have to run for her train if she was to be home in time ; Steven had booked a table at their favourite restaurant and was due to pick her up at 7.30 . |
| 16 | Well , she was generally fed-up , knowing she had to keep resting her ankle if she was to be up and about as soon as possible . |
| 17 | For the first time she began to wonder if she was to be given leadership beyond the context of Africa . |
| 18 | If she was to be betrayed yet again , then she would go with banners flying , trumpets braying , and no tears to speed her on her way . |
| 19 | Oh , lord , he had to be strong if she was to be . |
| 20 | Could you tell me what is the policy of your party on this matter and if you were to be elected to power at the next election what would your party do ? |
| 21 | If you were to be talking in a discussion group on television , or writing an article for a widely read magazine , such a statement would then be quite unacceptable . |
| 22 | You are obliged by law to inform your local water company in writing at least five working days before making certain alterations or additions to your plumbing system ; there would be stiff penalties if you were to be convicted of a contravention of the water bye-laws . |
| 23 | Well for the first six months , if you were to be taken seriously ill you would |
| 24 | When I told him that if we were to be married I would n't ask my father for a penny he … well , he threw me out . ’ |
| 25 | If we were to be swallowed up , the credibility of our beers as genuine regional products would be destroyed . |
| 26 | But this would be weakened if we were to be deflected from our existing targets . |
| 27 | Half a million pounds , if we were to be given the resources , would enable us , debt charge wise , to build two hundred and fifty family houses . |
| 28 | If we were to be totally cynical , we would say it lets Darlington MP Michael Fallon off a nasty hook . |
| 29 | The answer , if one were to be found , quite obviously lay outside the restrictive confines of manly pursuit . |
| 30 | In fact both treatments would work even if one were to be marginally better . |