Example sentences of "if [pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] for the " in BNC.
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1 | If I may speak for the Law Officers of the Crown , we are scrupulous in bearing that vital principle in mind . |
2 | That 's including Chippingfield if you had seen it as we saw it when we came here you would recognise how much work has gone into building the town because I was on the the council then I was asked if I would stand for the council which was then only a parish council there was no urban district council that was n't formed for four or five years afterwards and of course , we had to fight for lights everything that , er that we needed we had to fight for because there was no lighting on Netteswell Road where our children were going to school , and there were little ones . |
3 | She came to me one day and asked me if I would stand for the council , which I did . |
4 | I dreaded to discover just what symptom of drug dependency I was witnessing , and wondered if I should shout for the big Jackson Chatterton to come and rescue me , but then Rickie turned his terrified gaze on to me . |
5 | Just to answer some of the queries and comments that perhaps with Mr on the er problems of consultation , which we do accept , and they 're , if I can apologize for the coverage of the leaflet . |
6 | I wondered if I could arrange for the wreck to be taken back — er — back home . |
7 | Having turned the car , she wondered if she should make for the cottage to talk out with her mother what her next move should be , but thinking that would leave her grandmother alone too long , she decided to make for home again . |
8 | It was nearly bedtime , but she rushed downstairs and asked if she could send for the parson . |
9 | ‘ Okay , then , I 'll give it a go if you 'll pay for the diesel and if I can see you Saturday night . ’ |
10 | As this Department is responsible for the cost of accommodation , which I believe will total £ , I would be grateful if you could arrange for the amount due to be invoiced to the above address for the attention of Miss H White . |
11 | I feel certain you will be interested in come of these reports and to aid distribution , and to prevent our troubling you with unwanted copies , I would be grateful if you could arrange for the enclosed card to be completed and returned to us . |
12 | Ian says : ‘ If we can qualify for the Olympics , then the sky is the limit . |
13 | If he 'd come for the race … |
14 | Then there was the time Joe Hulme asked if he could stay for the weekend in his native Lancashire after an away match at Bolton . |
15 | It would be most unfair if he should suffer for the Kaiser 's unpopularity . |