Example sentences of "unless [pron] [verb] [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Live and let live I say , but unless I want to be certain of constantly bumping into parties of rambling Rotarians , I think I will keep off these organised highways . |
| 2 | All of this is very unlikely , unless you happened to be lucky enough to attend a reasonably progressive school . |
| 3 | Er all the clothing you had was provided by yourself , boiler suits , boots er there there was no protective clothing at all , there were no protection for your hearing , er there was no what we called leathers as such for er to save you from getting burned with scales off of the rivets , with burning machines etcetera , there were n't there was absolutely no er protective clothing at all , unless you happened to be able to buy it yourself somewhere . |
| 4 | ‘ Clear off unless you want to be useful , ’ Nutty said to him . |
| 5 | Unless you want to be force-fed stale angel cakes until you weigh 73 stones , do not tell these jokes at your Aunty 's . |
| 6 | And unless we happen to be absolute saints , I 'll bet most of us would admit that there have been occasions when we would willingly have ‘ divorced ’ our young ourselves … |
| 7 | To allege incompetence at playing the tuba would not lower most people in the eyes of their fellow citizens — unless they happened to be professional tubists . |
| 8 | Inorganic pollution is not harmful to aquatic life to the same extent , unless it happens to be toxic ; thus its consequences are frequently less evident . |
| 9 | It is not something which your average reader is even particularly aware of ( unless he happens to be French ) . |