Example sentences of "[conj] if [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's a meal in the oven so let's have a sherry first , or if you would prefer a soft drink you have only to say . ’ |
| 2 | Please call the Science Library if you want to obtain further details , or if you would like a copy of NLS news . |
| 3 | If you want to make a quick pound or two , or if you 'd welcome a meal of freshly caught fish , try selling or bartering your discoveries when the next groups of fishermen gather . |
| 4 | ‘ We told them that if they could find a better vaccine they should use it . |
| 5 | The really sad reflection is , that if we must have a golf course at Redworth ( and only one lone voice was allowed to speak in opposition at the meeting ) , there is absolutely no need to remove any trees at all . |
| 6 | When my mother and I called on him he said that if we could wait a few days he would find the right frame and have it stove-enamelled black . |
| 7 | And I think if , and I know it was agreed at group leaders meeting , that if we could find a way that Mr could be paid these erm , allowances , it would be important to allow him to pursue the work which is being done on that committee , and I would hope that we might all agree to the recommendation , and that is when he 's on the steering group , it 's attendance erm , full attendance and er travelling , but on the others , travelling and subsistence . |
| 8 | Harry and I thought at one stage that if we could find a proper home |
| 9 | I share the hon. and learned Gentleman 's view that if we can avoid a vacuum , that will be in the interests of a democratic society . |
| 10 | I think the key to it has been in the past that if we can establish a platform with the front five and get our back row really involved with the support play that they can produce , Bath going backwards certainly do n't look as strong as when they are coming at us . |
| 11 | These studies show that if we can define a population with a high risk of recurrent disease then the outlook may be improved by medical treatment . |
| 12 | Tony Abraham , chair man of Lansdown Conquest , says , to my mind quite rightly , that if you can draw a commercial accurately on a storyboard , it is a poor commercial , because the film camera should be able to do things no pen or paintbrush can . |
| 13 | But to get a diminished interval you 've got to remember that if you can have a minor interval , you 've got to go one semitone less than that minor interval . |
| 14 | And the wildfowl and wetlands trust say that if you should find a sick bird , do n't take it to them — contact your local branch of the RSPCA . |
| 15 | So often I wonder whether it 's my right to capitalise … on the grief of others , but then I justify my own particular thoughts by feeling that if I can contribute a little to the understanding of what others are going through , then there is a reason for doing it . ’ |
| 16 | Margie had not pressed Hugo to talk about Greg Martin though her professional instincts had nagged at her that if she could probe a little into the association it would produce some riveting television . |
| 17 | Okay I 'll put together some ideas based on the areas we 've discussed today and if we can arrange a time for me to come back I can present my recommendations to you . |
| 18 | And if we can enjoy a reducing diet , it follows that we wo n't mind following the basic principles in the long term . |
| 19 | ‘ It 's going to be a tough test for us and if we can get a good result there it should bring the confidence right back . ’ |
| 20 | What they can not be sure of is how the atmosphere will react , and if it will reach a point of no return . |
| 21 | If just one of them had sent one of their grandmothers , and I could come out of the sun , and if I could have a silenced chain-saw , then maybe it would be fair . |
| 22 | Mr. Gregory : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the number of applicants for section 4 grants under the Development of Tourism Act 1969 , the number approved and the value awarded , for each year since 1980 ; and if he will make a statement . |
| 23 | Mr. Harry Greenway : To ask the right Hon. Member for Selby , as representing the Church Commissioners , how many churches within the commissioners ' care were damaged by fire or by vandalism in the past year ; what were the comparable figures five , 10 and 15 years ago ; and if he will make a statement . |
| 24 | Mr. Harry Greenway : To ask the Lord President of the Council if he will estimate the average number of peers who use Peers ' Gallery seats on each day of the week ; and if he will make a statement . |
| 25 | Mr. Teddy Taylor : To ask the Lord President of the Council if he will take steps to ensure that European documents are considered by the House of Commons before a common position has been arrived at by the Council of Ministers ; and if he will make a statement . |
| 26 | To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the projected capital spending in the NHS in the next three years ; and if he will make a statement . |
| 27 | To ask the Secretary of State for Health what new hospital facilities are available to the residents of Wanstead and Woodford ; and if he will make a statement about the funding of further phases of building at Whipps Cross hospital . |
| 28 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will now introduce free television licences for pensioners ; and if he will make a statement . |
| 29 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are his Department 's plans to maximise the number of people on the 1992-93 electoral register ; and if he will make a statement . |
| 30 | To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many schools in Hampshire have now applied for and achieved grant-maintained status ; and if he will make a statement . |