Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [noun sg] if [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There were also leaks to the Scottish newspapers spreading the rumour that I would lose the chairmanship of the Scottish Affairs Committee if I defied the Whips . |
| 2 | It would make very good public relations material if we can show how you import from all over the world … ’ |
| 3 | He need not be taken to a designated police station if it is not anticipated he will be detained for more than six hours or where the arresting officer is without help . |
| 4 | Through Special Branch it arranged for Inspector Lamport , of the Portsmouth CID , to visit the Sallyport Hotel two days later , on 21 April , where , in front of the astonished manager , Edward Richman , Lamport tore out from the hotel register the pages bearing the signatures of Crabb and ‘ Smith ’ , and threatened Richman with prosecution under the Official Secrets Act if he told anybody anything about the affair . |
| 5 | I think local Government 's gon na be an absolute pigs ear if you 've got two tiers two tiers in one county and and authorities in another . |
| 6 | Now , the , the membership of this particular , er , special purposes committee if you like , erm is the core officers and three other members , and they called for volunteers , and one came from Avon , one came from Dorset , put his name forward from Wiltshire . |
| 7 | If you arrive at your local station and it is just impossible to find a cab , then go to your local police station If it is close by and explain your problem . |
| 8 | When legislative change was being considered , attention was often drawn to the so-called ‘ perverse incentive ’ that saved local services money if they supported people in residential care rather than in their own homes . |