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Sentence: Had there not been construction on the road to New York, he would... #1 (permalink) Mon Jun 01, 2009 14:11 pm   Sentence: Had there not been construction on the road to New York, he would...
 

Had there not been construction on the road to New York, he would have arrived at the meeting on time.

Is this grammatically correct? I would much appreciate if I could have further explanation on "had" usage in this kind of context.
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is this correct? #2 (permalink) Mon Jun 01, 2009 16:56 pm   is this correct?
 

Yes it is.

Had there been more interest in the project......................

Had there been more funds available ...............................

Had it not rained that day............................................

Had I not arrived home so late..................................

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Sentence: Had there not been construction on the road to New York, he would... #3 (permalink) Tue Jun 02, 2009 4:05 am   Sentence: Had there not been construction on the road to New York, he would...
 

Thanks :)
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