Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [verb] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I mean if I knew for the fact that I was gon na get this job at the hospital I 'd pay for it |
2 | ‘ And what if I call for the steward ? ’ |
3 | Would it be alright if I stayed for the rest of the afternoon ? |
4 | ( 2 ) If you know who they are , write to the conveyancers for the seller or buyer , as the case may be , confirming that you are acting for your client , and if your client is the buyer asking for the draft contract documentation , or if you act for the seller , either sending or promising to send the draft agreement for sale . |
5 | If you act for the seller of a building estate , even though it comprises no more than a dozen houses or flats , it will repay you to have printed as many documents as possible ( drafts and engrossments of conveyance or lease , contract , etc ) and to anticipate as far as you can a buyer 's preliminary requirements . |
6 | ‘ Well , if you went for the certificate you want the job , do n't you ’ |
7 | But I think if you went for the figure as proposed by the H B F , you would be going actively against the regeneration statutory which is the erm the government 's policy . |
8 | This is for £1.05p , or 90p if you opted for the discount . |
9 | Er but if a , a doctor 's visit I think they used to pay five shilling if , if you sent for the doctor . |
10 | If you asked for the evidence of accountability , there were no measures . |
11 | If you yearn for the romance of the golden age of sail , try the Island Cruising Club based at Salcombe , which runs a gorgeous 72 ft Edwardian schooner and a 70 ft Brixham sailing trawler . |
12 | And erm if you ask for the despatch manager they say we have n't got one . |
13 | TV Sports Boxing is playable if you opt for the management side of the game and simply let the computer fight for you . |
14 | If you opt for the minimum , contracted out personal pension , you will pay the full-rate of national insurance contributions , and the government will pass on a rebate to the firm providing the pension ( a bank , a building society , an insurance company , or a unit trust ) . |
15 | That stacks up to a quite well specified machine , and you 'll find file operations , particularly , slow on a 20MHz SX if you opt for the HPFS . |
16 | And if you go for the land reform , if you promise the peasants the land erm and you 're moving towards a position of , y you , you you 're still thinking exactly what your policy is but under that might come a a realization that absolute egalitarianism is the best way of doing this , look th th there is enough land for us to be able to do this , this is the simplest process which will guarantee for middle peasant status , it will bring their , their living standards up to acceptable levels . |
17 | If you go for the business community in Glenrothes you risk losing the rest of the local market , who may perceive the hotel as too upmarket for them . |
18 | If you go for the training right and you 're no good at the training |
19 | Recently I 've heard that there have been advertisements on the television and people say the doctors give you 50 rupees if you go for the sterilisation operation . |
20 | ( If you wait for the Personnel and Training Department to develop you , you 'll wait forever . |
21 | But if you wait for the cholesterol advice pendulum to complete its swing , you can probably tuck into a cream doughnut instead . |
22 | President-elect Bill Clinton , who takes over from Bush on January 20 , said Mr Bush 's decision gave the message : ‘ If you work for the government you 're above the law . ’ |
23 | Now it is generally observed that most civil servants whatever country they come from make sure that they er give each other pay rises and I know it happens in this country the Civil Service pay pays quite well and it 's certainly a key erm feature in er pay structure in developing countries that if your , if you work for the government you are very very well paid , like government wages can be , you know , four , five , six , ten , twenty times |
24 | ‘ I 'll take you all dragon boat racing in Hong Kong harbour if you pay for the flights ! ’ replied Paul . |
25 | If you pay for the glasses yourself , you ca n't apply for a refund afterwards ( even if you were entitled to a voucher ) unless they were prescribed through the Hospital Eye Service . |
26 | He adds : ‘ If you long for the day when Britain can claim to be the first mainly Afro-Asian part of Europe , vote Conservative or Europe . ’ |
27 | If you worked for the probation service |
28 | ‘ Well , if you worked for the blacksmith , ’ this old man said , ‘ that was me ! ’ |
29 | ‘ If you worked for the Times you 'd have known John . |
30 | Well if if you aim for the microphone , |