Example sentences of "[noun sg] if [pers pn] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In March 1989 Hungary became the first East European state to accede to the 1951 Convention and 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees ( under which states agreed not to expel refugees or return them to their homeland if they would face persecution there ) . |
| 2 | You could tell her it 's her fault , not mine and next time she 's feeling like a bit of fun — if that was what she had been feeling like — maybe she 'd give a chap a chance to explain that there 's already a woman in his flat , a woman he will kick out with the utmost speed if she 'd just hang on , a woman he never even invited into it in the first place . |
| 3 | Rocky is the future of the club along with Macca and Speed if he ca n't hold on to him what ganrantee can he offer us that he wo n't unload Macca and gazza soon ! |
| 4 | I feel it is our duty to try to get — I will not say on our side but to work with us — the section of Labour which is national and imperialistic ( Applause ) We have got to get on our side if we can , the section of Labour which recognises that for all classes , employers and employed , production is the one thing to be aimed at ( Applause ) , and that anything which is detrimental to that is detrimental to anybody . |
| 5 | Where can you gain the information on the approach side if you ca n't see the roundabout ? |
| 6 | We are not making a documentary — get him on side if you can . |
| 7 | Because the European Commission is making a number of funds available to develop those links , the overture fund , the knowhow fund funded by the Foreign Office , the fund , the enterprise fund , the fur fund , the tempest fund , all these are in the reportback which I 'll gratefully give to the press and also the opposition if they 'll bother to read it . |
| 8 | But the ‘ Boks set so much more store on scrummaging , looking to destroy the opposition if they can , that they 're reluctant to change until they have to . |
| 9 | " No one in the Labour Party " , wrote Cripps , " wants to encourage the forming of any sort of combined Opposition if it can be avoided — that is to say , if the Labour Party can show itself strong enough to give the lead to the anti-National Government forces and to be a real and effective Opposition to that Government " . |
| 10 | Be careful to choose a pale-coloured piece of card if you will be using dark flowers , and if you wish to use some white or light-coloured flowers , you should choose a card in a dark colour such as brown , black or navy . |
| 11 | You say they 've got some sort of guidance , perhaps through the Magistrates ' Association , or maybe through some local starting point tariff if I could put it that way . |
| 12 | He has challenged Labour counterpart Alan Milburn to tell the electorate if he would defy a whip reversing the move . |
| 13 | While still a minority , the group would be large enough to create widespread disruption if they could be mobilized collectively . |
| 14 | Before the tax year has ended , ask the Inland Revenue if you can still make an adjustment . |
| 15 | Add a bubble-up filter filled with carbon if you can run to it ( it could cost as little as £5 plus charcoal and makes a useful back-up unit ) . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | However , forward thinking will create new exciting plans for the future if you can get on the right side of your owner . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | ‘ I had to get the kid out of his car if I could , ’ he protested . |
| 21 | Now , what 's the good of nicking a car if you ca n't drive it and you 've got to ditch it ? |
| 22 | This is an important area in which you can help him a great deal if you can make him feel that with you open grieving is permissible . |
| 23 | However , in a concession to a veto threat delivered by US President George Bush , Congress allowed Bush the authority to restore the aid programme if he could certify " that the government of Jordan has taken steps to advance the peace process in the Middle East , or that furnishing assistance to Jordan would be beneficial to the peace process in the Middle East " . |
| 24 | Faced with the prospect of partial closure if it ca n't convince its parent that it has a viable future serving third party customers , IBM France SA 's plant is energetically laying plans to exploit its skills in chip packaging , in particular IBM 's proprietary technology for surface-mounting chips on multi-layer ceramic substrates to create multi-chip modules . |
| 25 | I was going to write to Long Tall Sally ca n't make up my mind if I should or I should n't but it has got those little |
| 26 | things are actually outside but you can still imagine them in your mind if you ca n't see them |
| 27 | And I take the view that the Unity Development Plans for Leeds and Bradford do tend to me to suggest that there is the ability to meet an increasing amount of need in within their own areas and that that should be reflected in a continually reducing er export if I can call it that , to North Yorkshire , and this morning we heard from Cleveland that Cleveland are making gallant efforts to er to er retain their economic er viability by retaining their population . |
| 28 | I asked the probation department if they could arrange a visit as it did n't look like anyone else was going to . |
| 29 | On behalf of ‘ Spokes ’ therefore , I would like to ask the Highways Department if they could attend to this as soon as possible . |
| 30 | Please contact your personnel department if you would like to help . |