Example sentences of "if i [was/were] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Feeling as if I were under an enchantment , I walked the narrow way , between vivid white handrails that shone in the half-light . |
| 2 | I never asked her for total commitment ( after all , if I were into monogamy would I have done such a good job of dangling that little Limnititzker tsatskeleh in front of her nose ? ) , but I would have hoped the woman would stand by me in a crisis . |
| 3 | The earth curved up and around me wherever I went , as if I were at the bottom of a dish , and no matter how far I travelled I could get no nearer the rim — like a spaceman hurtling , as he thinks , towards the edge of the universe , only to find it unfolding before him and closing in behind , so that he is always at the centre . |
| 4 | I 'm far too tired , even if I were at all tempted . |
| 5 | If I were on the pay side in the Treasury , I would be prepared to permit maximum flexibility on the salary and conditions offered to the successful applicant . |
| 6 | Towards noon , the mirage drew nearer , to about half a mile , as if I were on an island trapped by the in-coming tide . |
| 7 | ‘ I would n't ask him for help if I were on a sinking ship and he was the only one with a lifebelt ! ’ |
| 8 | It was about then I felt as if I were on a small boat on stormy seas . |
| 9 | ‘ If I were on holiday , Nigel would be the first person I 'd contact when I got back . |
| 10 | All they told me was that if I were on the public payroll I 'd take a ride out to Westminster Drive and have a long talk with Mrs. Laura Channing . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's not very proper and if I were on my feet you would n't say things like that . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Of course , if I were with you , Nancy would have us all over to dinner . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ If I were to be wrapped up warmly , and … ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Clive , what about if I were to … ’ |
| 15 | If I WERE to a take a bath I would not turn both taps fully on since this is bound to result in a freezing cold bath . |
| 16 | The nut appears to be plastic and , if I were to be really picky , has been cut a hair on the high side . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | He said : ‘ If I were to single out any one project as a model of its kind , it is the car park in Chichester . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Well , you see — I thought I explained this to you — if I were to eidetik now I would go into a kind of a trance . |
| 20 | If I were to be denied my belief in the almost limitless potential of my students , I 'd give up . |
| 21 | especially if I were to actually get , if I get that I 'd consider going if I could get a place in the halls , the residence |
| 22 | But it or if I were to be thinking I 'd say , Is n't he . |
| 23 | Galway was the strangest town I had ever visited , and I felt as if I were in a dream . |
| 24 | The flat in West Kensington was really only three large , formerly elegant rooms , with ceilings so high that I often gaped at the room 's proportions , as if I were in a derelict cathedral . |
| 25 | ‘ I wo n't deny that if I were in London and war broke out I 'd probably join up . |
| 26 | I would , if I were in your shoes . |
| 27 | If one wants to be accepted as a mainstream , serious film-maker it does n't strike me , if I were in that position , as a shrewd career move . |
| 28 | If I were in your place , I 'd be careful whom I picked to talk to . " |
| 29 | ‘ I always thought , if I were in a hole , you 'd be the sort of chap I might turn to . |
| 30 | The house was right down at the bottom of the street , and I moved like a ghost from lamp to lamp , tiptoeing for some reason , as if I were in a jungle in dread of attracting the attention of wild animals prowling near me . |