Example sentences of "the [noun] if [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My Lords , erm I would like to take the opportunity if I may just to refer very briefly to one amendment of mine on page two , line eighteen after the second of insert not less than . |
| 2 | Oh that 's erm ah yes , I should try to use the calculator if I could find it on the machine ! |
| 3 | Join a local RSPB members ' group ( get the address from the RSPB regional office ) and go on the outings if you can . |
| 4 | According to SSAP 8 , to the extent there is no deferred tax liability , an ACT asset may only be shown in the accounts if it can be demonstrated that there will be sufficient profits in the next 12 months to enable the surplus to be recovered against the corporation tax thereon , bearing in mind anticipated dividends . |
| 5 | ‘ This heavy-duty polythene should do the trick if I can wedge it across the gaps . ’ |
| 6 | She would see out the contract if they would have her , and then consider how things were at the end of it . |
| 7 | Anyway , I was told to accompany David on the Express if I could get a visa and off I went to Washington DC to apply for one and they told me absolutely not — I could n't have one — go away . |
| 8 | Furthermore , certain commercial practices such as ‘ meeting competition clauses ’ , ‘ most favoured nation ’ ( MFN ) clauses , and tie-ins that release the buyer if she can find a lower price supplier elsewhere can serve both to ensure information-sharing about discounts and price-cutting and to give ( in the case of MFN clauses ) an incentive not to cut price ( see Salop , 1985 ) . |
| 9 | For example , he should wait for the buyer to indicate that he can sit down or , at least , ask the buyer if he may sit down . |
| 10 | You can begin to bring someone back to the present if you can gradually get them to remember events in their life nearer to the present day . |
| 11 | I asked the University if I could be last to get my degree , I was so sure he 'd make it back in time . |
| 12 | ‘ I asked the University if I could be last to get my degree , I was so sure he 'd make it back in time . |
| 13 | Armed with contrary information , I asked the admiral if he would accept my word for it . |
| 14 | The most dangerous clause in the draft is on self-provision for museums , under which any museum can be closed by the authorities if it can not finance itself . |
| 15 | It 's obviously in the Treasury 's mind and that there will be a factor that is taken into consideration when they do their , er arithmetic er , er about the economy and in the run up to the budget if we can look that far ahead . |
| 16 | Will the monkey reach the branch if he can stretch 1 ¾m ? |
| 17 | In one of her first school plays where she played a Dutch doll , Diana only agreed to take the part if she could remain silent . |
| 18 | I asked the College if they could help , but was told by the then-bursar : It is College policy not to help fellows with housing . |
| 19 | She 's very quick to take the signals if she ca n't carry it . |
| 20 | The methodology if I may use the word I dislike it intensely erm questionable point . |
| 21 | It would be sitting at the pictures if I could have the money to do it fill time . |
| 22 | It would help us to plan for the future if you would be so kind as to take a few minutes to fill in this questionnaire . |
| 23 | However , forward thinking will create new exciting plans for the future if you can get on the right side of your owner . |
| 24 | It got rid of the crap if I can put it that way , sorted out my priorities . |
| 25 | Leaky windows can be resealed by running a bead of silicone rubber — clear if possible — around the edges , pushing the window away from the structure to force a little into the gap if you can . |
| 26 | ‘ Solve the murder if he could , ’ added Oliver , improvising . |
| 27 | Details which are ignored in the source text but which have to be specified in the target language can pose a serious dilemma for the translator if they can not be reasonably inferred from the context . |
| 28 | He has challenged Labour counterpart Alan Milburn to tell the electorate if he would defy a whip reversing the move . |
| 29 | In the old films erm the saying was from one conduct to another , ‘ Do n't do the crime if you ca n't do the time . ’ |
| 30 | In such a case the plaintiff could recover the extra cost of the special equipment , but could not recover the basic cost of the car if he would have needed one in any event . |