Example sentences of "if they [verb] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In giving the little I had ’ , says Baxter , ‘ I did not enquire whether they were good or bad if they asked for relief ; for the bad had souls and bodies that needed charity most . ’ |
| 2 | He says she is still the MP she was ; in 1986 she told a hard left conference that ‘ if they come for Militant in the morning , they 'll come for the rest of us in the afternoon ’ . |
| 3 | And certainly if they come for interview , if they apply to the university , they get a very good chance of entrance . |
| 4 | WEST HAM may get their man if they bid for Sunder-land 's John Byrne … |
| 5 | therefore if they apply for income support |
| 6 | Still others are tested if they apply for promotion to positions which are deemed ‘ sensitive . ’ |
| 7 | This in turn proves to be an attraction to many destitute persons abroad , who feel that if they apply for refugee status in a Western country , they will be taken care of by the social welfare system of that country for a year or two , or even longer , while their claims are being examined . ’ |
| 8 | If they ask for proof , let them look into their own hearts . |
| 9 | If they ask for money . |
| 10 | Or if they ask for Brinkley , people can be guided there . |
| 11 | Yes I know er yes I er er I er er I , I think it 's a good thing that people , if they ask for information , you 've got to buy books to get them . |
| 12 | It says so on the switchboard , which one they 've rung , now if they ask for crime prevention and they phoned number , they should be put through to the bloody crime prevention |
| 13 | Yet his criticism has not , by and large , been for the tabloid newspapers whose standards fell to new lows during the 1980s ; instead , he has reserved his bile for investigative journalists , particularly if they worked for television , and for those newspaper reporters who decided to boycott his lobby briefings . |
| 14 | Which is another point , really , that people I find even if they appeal for witnesses about something that 's gone wrong , people are very hesitant , the majority of people in the community are frightened of being witnesses , |
| 15 | Mr Knapp warned passengers and rail workers alike their fate was in their own hands if they voted for candidates supporting privatisation . |
| 16 | Teachers were prevented from joining any Polish cultural or Catholic societies , and German language teachers were given a special bonus if they volunteered for work in Polish-speaking districts . |
| 17 | If they jump for joy today hold off until they sober up again . |