Example sentences of "if [pron] was [noun] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 If I was Madonna I would probably have shown it to you .
2 If I was Madonna I would probably have shown it to you .
3 If I was Empress I would be a constitutional Empress only , ’ said Pakeezah , drawing herself up .
4 If there was laughter it was black , scornful , scathing .
5 Moreover , if there was maladministration it is of little consequence now in that the new regime established by the Financial Services Act of 1986 has rendered the DTI 's role in this matter redundant .
6 If there was trouble he 'd have to spend the rest of the day putting it down and would n't be able to get on with the arms search at all .
7 And if there was organization there was money .
8 If there was aggro she could handle it .
9 If it was Morrissey who would eventually encourage Stephen to write more songs ( for the set that would become the No.1 album , ‘ Viva Hate ’ , at the beginning of 1988 ) , it was Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr — now one half of Electronic with New Order 's Bernard Sumner — who provided him with the opportunity to learn his craft as the guitar player 's producer par excellence .
10 Then they were turning into Mahogany Drive and something lurched inside him , as if it was love he was meeting , not death .
11 On the other hand if Wendy had deliberately misled Margaret and he himself were Svend , her chances of winning her sister away from his wiles were slender to the point of anorexia … especially if it was Suzie who had been so recently in his arms …
12 If it was Atherton he 'd never get up into the wood and back before his Dad carne home .
13 I mean , ‘ Cripes , dear , if it was anonymity you 'd wanted you should have gone into the family tailoring business , ’ I hear you say , with some justification .
14 ‘ Because Burun will not go — if it was reconnaissance I think he might , but it is not — and so I can not . ’
15 If it was path it would point one five would n't it ?
16 So if it was wine it would have to be something special .
17 Who this might be he could not tell , but if it was Balliol he had donned more clothing , which seemed unlikely , in the rush .
18 Solicitors , I suppose — if it was mine I 'll find new ones . ’
19 She said ‘ If it was mine I 'd do it Jim Dine …
20 If it was mine it would be wondrous .
21 I knew if it had been the other way round , if it was Robert I had to ask , he would have said , ‘ On yer bike . ’ ’
22 If it was murder we shall be informed in the Family 's good time .
23 When asked if it was silk he replied ‘ I think it is , ’ obligingly donning it at the cash desk to the delight of watching photographers .
24 If he was royalty he 'd have it done in a day !
25 If he was Multhrop he 'd be watching the teaspoons .
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