Example sentences of "if he [verb] say " in BNC.
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| 1 | He spoke the words ‘ sherry at six ’ with a hint of menace , rather as if he had said ‘ pistols at dawn ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ Sometimes I hate him , ’ he said with undoubted truth , and wheeled away as if he had said enough . |
| 3 | If he had said Labour would put social justice before affluence , then we would have known where we were . |
| 4 | Or if he had said that , irrespective of making the cake larger , the poor would get larger slices , again we might have believed and respected him . |
| 5 | Sampson feels ‘ a very great aversion ’ to Slinkton as soon as he sees him : ‘ His hair , which was elaborately brushed and oiled , was parted straight up the middle ; and he presented this parting to the clerk , exactly … as if he had said , in so many words : ‘ You must take me , if you please , my friend , just as I show myself . |
| 6 | If he had said his authority came from God , he would have faced a charge of blasphemy . |
| 7 | If he had said he was acting under his own authority , he would have laid himself open to ridicule . |
| 8 | If he had said ‘ Yes ’ , he would have become unpopular with the people , who hated the tax . |
| 9 | ‘ He knew if he had said he was an alcoholic there would be an enormous amount of interest and he had to gauge when he could cope with that . ’ |
| 10 | It was if he had said : ‘ Look what I 've got now ; two for the price of one . ’ |
| 11 | Dalgliesh wondered what she would reply if he had said : ‘ I knew your son . |
| 12 | The young man seemed embarrassed , as if he had said too much , though he had barely said anything . |
| 13 | If he had said nothing . |
| 14 | It was almost as if he had said — ‘ This man is a bit groggy ; let's dispose of him ! ’ that is how it appeared tome at the time , too . |
| 15 | He shrugged as if he had said all that he intended to say , and bowed to Artai . |
| 16 | It will be remembered that during the last 30 years of life the King had suffered from a distressing illness that resulted in his being kept under guard and even put into a straight-jacket : if he had said anything about the origin of the instrument it is unlikely that much weight would be given to his words . |
| 17 | I 'm sure that if he had said something he never have betrayed the pain he had been guarding for a long time . |
| 18 | If he had said , ‘ You need me , ’ then that would have been the end for him . |
| 19 | Would it not have helped British farmers if he had said that he was determined to support us and ensure that we succeeded ? |
| 20 | If he had said ‘ Come away with me for ever ’ I should have followed him . |
| 21 | There was a pause as if he had said more than he had intended , and , not wanting to probe , she went on , ‘ After drama school I landed a role in a long-running West End farce , as the dumb blonde — because of my looks , I suppose . |
| 22 | If he proposes to say something new , I hope that , as the guardian of the interests of all parts of the House , you Mr. Speaker , will make representations to try to make sure that he does it in the House rather than just making a speech or holding a press conference , even if it is in Wales . |
| 23 | as if he 'd said something he knew he should n't have , to see how I would react . |
| 24 | By the end , he acted as if he 'd said nothing to me at all earlier about being worried , being followed and everything and he turned the conversation round to me and my future . |
| 25 | on other occasions , he would appear at society functions wearing a chunky-knit pullover and a pair of slacks — in defiant protest over what he might have termed ‘ the folly of fashion ’ ( if he 'd said anything about it ) . |
| 26 | The voice told me it was Cawthorne as much as if he 'd said ‘ spade bitch ’ . |
| 27 | on other occasions , he would appear at society functions wearing a chunky-knit pullover and a pair of slacks — in defiant protest over what he might have termed ‘ the folly of fashion ’ ( if he 'd said anything about it ) . |
| 28 | One of the major problems for us , whichever Party 's in in control , and I think if Councillor had gone to the press after this report was done and , rather than trying to score points and saying it 's all because it 's lack of Government cash , if he 'd appli if he 'd said , let's all get together on this , let's try and solve the problem , the problem 's been going on indefinitely , let's try and s , he might have gained more credibility . |
| 29 | Then , as if he regretted saying that , he abruptly swung away from her . |
| 30 | Again he hesitated , as if he wanted to say something more ; but he evidently decided against it . |