Example sentences of "[noun sg] if [pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] " 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | It is a rule that one may not use a trump card if one can follow suit . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He has challenged Labour counterpart Alan Milburn to tell the electorate if he would defy a whip reversing the move . |
| 6 | 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 ) . |
| 7 | However , forward thinking will create new exciting plans for the future if you can get on the right side of your owner . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 " . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | I asked the probation department if they could arrange a visit as it did n't look like anyone else was going to . |
| 13 | On behalf of ‘ Spokes ’ therefore , I would like to ask the Highways Department if they could attend to this as soon as possible . |
| 14 | Please contact your personnel department if you would like to help . |
| 15 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on sentencing policy towards sex offenders who have molested children . |
| 16 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the recent allocation of regional television franchises by the Independent Television Commission . |
| 17 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on current manning levels in the South Yorkshire police . |
| 18 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the allocation of police officers to West Yorkshire . |
| 19 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a further statement on the operation of the Sunday trading laws . |
| 20 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the law relating to provocation as it affects cases of murder . |
| 21 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on initiatives taken to improve vehicle security . |
| 22 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the extra police expenditure resulting from the War Crimes Act 1991 . |
| 23 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the civilianisation of police clerical posts . |
| 24 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the case of Derek Bentley . |
| 25 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the progress of discussions on the future of Sunday trading . |
| 26 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide open air work camps for younger offenders serving custodial sentences . |
| 27 | She asked her head of department if he could think of anything which might have acted against her . |
| 28 | To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will meet representatives of British airlines to discuss the consequences for the British aircraft engineering industry of their recent decisions on purchasing aircraft and engines . |
| 29 | To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement about export credit guarantees to eastern Europe and the USSR . |
| 30 | To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the level of the United Kingdom 's exports in 1990-91 to ( a ) the United States of America and ( b ) Japan . |