Example sentences of "if he was [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first he sounded distant , as if he was calling to her from the basement of a big house , but he came nearer very quickly and suddenly he was shouting in her ear . |
| 2 | But if he was moving to London his new fashion house would soon be a talking point . |
| 3 | If he could prove that it had too much give in it he would at least have a line of defence if he was summoned to court . |
| 4 | ‘ … that it would look much better if he was seen to be supporting indigenous native art as well as looking to Africa or Latin America . |
| 5 | I looked to see if he was trying to be unpleasant but he was obviously making an effort to be polite . |
| 6 | He was staring at the floor , keeping very still as if he was trying to be part of the wall . |
| 7 | But if he was trying to be a political playwright then should n't he clarify what he . |
| 8 | as if he was attuned to her thoughts Alain made no move to help her as she went towards the house . |
| 9 | People would say — usually his father — that if he was determined to be an artist , well and good , but why did he spend so much time with books , and silly French novels at that ? |
| 10 | as if he was singing to someone he loved . |
| 11 | If he was to sing to you guvnor , and then we had a little collection , now that would n't be begging now would it ? ’ |
| 12 | I went to see my doctor and he wrote everything down and listened with his head on one side and a finger in his ear as if he was listening to folk music . |
| 13 | The little boy leaned his face to one side as if he was listening to some signal inaudible to mere mortals , and he whispered , ‘ I am going to destroy Malik . |
| 14 | The Divisional Court , in holding that the magistrate erred in committing the applicant , also referred to the fact that Price had stated before the magistrate that he would not return to Sweden to give evidence at the trial of the applicant if he was extradited to Sweden . |
| 15 | From the hearing , which took ninety minutes , Willis emerged visibly shaken , having been told he must wait five days before hearing if he was to go to prison or not . |
| 16 | If he was expecting to be well in the clear at lunchtime , he was mistaken , Blackmoor 's own Paul Tupper carding a marvellous 66 , with seven birdies . |
| 17 | Peking said it would not persecute Mr Yang if he was returned to the mainland , a clear sign it would strongly disapprove of Hong Kong not returning him . |
| 18 | It said another Kurdish refugee , Selahattin Ozberk , detained in Pentonville Prison , had good reason to fear ill treatment if he was returned to Turkey and should be granted refugee status . |
| 19 | In proceedings brought by the husband the judge refused to order the return of the child to Canada , on the grounds that his removal and retention was not wrongful within the meaning of article 3 of the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction , set out in Schedule 1 to the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 , since the father had no rights of custody ; and that , under article 13 , there was a risk that the child would be placed in an intolerable situation if he was returned to Ontario because of the lack of proper accommodation and financial support . |
| 20 | The UNIP conducted a determined campaign during which Kaunda warned that he would " deal mercilessly " with MMD if he was returned to power . |
| 21 | For someone who is never less than outspoken — he even insulted the Irish last week and says if he was subjected to a Will Carling team talk he 'd fall asleep — Campese can be genuinely modest about his achievements . |
| 22 | He still smarted from his treatment at the military prison , but realised that he must try to control his violent nature if he was to amount to anything . |
| 23 | In what must now rank as one of the most well worn cliches of modern football , Peter Marinello was dubbed ‘ The Scottish George Best ’ , and with predictable results , the machinery of pop music , fashion and advertising pursued the young Hibernian player as if he was guaranteed to be the next big thing . |
| 24 | He stopped speaking and gazed hard at Corbett and then continued quietly , almost as if he was talking to himself . |
| 25 | He interrupted Michael as if he was talking to a little child . |
| 26 | Athelstan snorted with laughter and leaned forward , his arms crossed , as if he was talking to himself and had forgotten the coroner sitting beside him . |
| 27 | I wondered if he was waiting to be alone with her . |
| 28 | It would be too horrible if he was going to be cooped up alone like this every day . |
| 29 | I was n't going to answer him back , even with ‘ He wanted to bring that lizard back — was he going to keep it for a pet ? ’ — not if he was going to be like that . |
| 30 | ‘ Tim always phoned if he was going to be late . |