Example sentences of "if he did [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apparently we must believe that ; at least there is no evidence that , if he did visit the collection , it impinged on his consciousness . |
| 2 | If he did tell me anything it would be a pack of lies , because obviously the secret would n't be a secret any more if he told me the truth , and he can feel , as I do , that with my increasing maturity he needs all the holds over me he can get ; I 'm not a child any more . |
| 3 | To be honest , she could n't really blame him if he did feel that way , though none of her own actions had been deliberate . |
| 4 | He did n't want to go to Switzerland : if he did go , the chances were that he would be interned there for the rest of the war . |
| 5 | If he did go to Medewich on Thursday . |
| 6 | I mean , if he did go off into the wilds of Anatolia , or somewhere remote like that — something might happen to him in some village , where he is n't known . ’ |
| 7 | He often wondered what he would do if he did manage to catch him . |
| 8 | " No , I do n't think we should pay too much attention to Regiomontanus or Johann Müller , or whatever it was he called himself , " laughed the priest , " even if he did manage to forecast a comet or two . " |
| 9 | The decision appears to have been prompted in part by an assumption that it would either discredit Heseltine by forcing him to back off from a challenge ( which was thought most likely ) or , if he did stand , give him insufficient time to mount an effective campaign . |
| 10 | And , if it was stolen , why should Paul Gray connive , if he did connive , by using it in his church ? ’ |
| 11 | Chapman may have been seeking to ease the pressure on his players , but if he did entertain hopes of the Double , they were dashed when James injured a knee at Upton Park over Easter . |
| 12 | If he did reach the end of the tunnel , did he wish to be seized naked , and branded ? |
| 13 | It may however be noted that the immunity against judicial interrogation is no longer as complete as it was , for the abolition by the Criminal Evidence Act 1898 of the rule that an accused was not even a competent witness at his own trial opened up the possibility that if he did give evidence he would expose himself to questioning by counsel for the prosecution and in appropriate circumstances by the judge himself ; and his privilege against self-incrimination whilst giving evidence was expressly removed by section 1 ( e ) of the Act of 1898 . |
| 14 | With a string of southern primaries due in March , Clinton remained the overall favourite for the nomination ; the conventional wisdom was that Tsongas could not generate sufficient appeal outside New England , and — given the 1988 fate of Michael Dukakis , a Massachusetts liberal ( also of Greek ethnic origin ) with whom he was frequently compared — would be unelectable as President even if he did secure the nomination . |
| 15 | Even if he did recover , I feel that Kelly is a better right back , and in my opinion Pemberton would be the next in line . |
| 16 | He was a good person to be with , even if he did laugh at her . |
| 17 | please to hear it I 'm sure his dad would be fuming if he did drink and drive |
| 18 | I do n't think Richard would ever drive again if he did drink and drive |
| 19 | She made for the study door and he wanted to say , ‘ I would n't if I were you ; he 's in a tear about something , ’ but he knew that even if he did speak it would n't deter her . |
| 20 | And , of course , if he did stir up trouble he could always be put inside again . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's odd , in that case , that he should wish to burn it — if he did burn it . |
| 22 | ‘ And even if he did exist , ’ he went on , ‘ I 'm not sure he was a terribly nice person . ’ |
| 23 | If he did want to mount an exhibition of his work — and she was starting to believe that that too had been a lie , just part of some overall strategy — then he 'd have to find someone else to organise it . |
| 24 | So what if he did want something from her , something she knew quite well she had n't got ? |
| 25 | And if he did make his bed and then come in extra early this morning , like as not he 'd have relocked the door and set the internal alarms . " |
| 26 | Staring from the window , her mouth curved in a smile , she wondered what he would say if she told him that if he did make love to her he would be the first . |
| 27 | ‘ I thought he was laughing at me , that he did n't want to see me , but then he stopped me and he made me a little bow , just like a real gentleman , and gave me a present , as if he did care . |
| 28 | They told their father that if he did marry her they would wash their hands of them . |
| 29 | Annunziata agreed that Anthony was unlikely to waste time going out to dinner with the others even if he did return in time and promised to cook something quickly for him if he appeared wanting a meal . |
| 30 | If he did neglect his diocese , he certainly spoke of his ‘ devotion to his spouse , the church of Lichfield ’ and did much to display it . |