Example sentences of "but not if " in BNC.
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| 1 | Choreographers should therefore note that it is possible to design movements which may contradict the music that is being played , but not if they contradict the mood and rhythmic qualities of the whole context . |
| 2 | You might expect air conditioning , leather seats and at least a stereo when you pay over £50,000 for a car , but not if it 's a Mercedes you 're buying . |
| 3 | But not if he had time to think what it would do to his career . ’ |
| 4 | It might be great to have something in Torquay if you 're hoping to draw visitors from the southwest , but not if you 're trying to pull a big public audience from Tyneside . |
| 5 | This is well illustrated by a famous decree made by Barbarossa , in which he ruled that a fire raiser who had taken refuge in a castle must be delivered to justice by those who had sheltered him , but not if he were the lord of the castle-owner , or his vassal , or his kinsman . |
| 6 | Television is fine provided you are selective in your viewing , but not If it is on all the time . |
| 7 | Provision is made by s.107(4) of the 1936 Act for any person aggrieved by the refusal of the local authority to grant a consent to the establishment of an offensive trade , by a time limit attached to the consent , or by the refusal to extend such a time limit , but not if the consent is conditional , to appeal by way of complaint to the Magistrates ' court . |
| 8 | Continuity in marketing can count for a lot , but not if consumer attitudes are going through a sea change , and BMW 's light-footedness in launching the 3-series earned it the brand of the year award for durables . |
| 9 | Presumably you 'd find that ethically acceptable if the abortion were natural or legal but not if it were induced for the purpose of providing the tissue . |
| 10 | Sometimes meters can be placed inside the house , but not if you have any take-off piping to a garden tap , greenhouse , shed or swimming pool . |
| 11 | She could imagine that Tom would go out and leave his door open if he was working about the place but not if he had quitted it , and in winter it seemed foolhardy to say the least to leave it and let the cold air invade the house . |
| 12 | That 's all very well , you may say , but not if you 've got a boss like mine , or your office has a filing clerk like ours . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , Bob rose to the challenge and in January 1991 his first task was to replace hundreds of original magnesium allow rivets , which were good enough for a static rebuild , but not if the aircraft was to fly again . |
| 14 | You could keep most catfish , but not if you want to breed the Firemouths , as catfish will eat Cichlid eggs and fry . |
| 15 | But not if they are Inquisitors ! |
| 16 | A prime minister might generally be considered the best candidate , but not if he has been dubbed ‘ the butcher of Beijing ’ . |
| 17 | Freeze the Fish And Herb Kiev before cooking — but not if you 're using frozen fish . |
| 18 | This may seem to have moved a.long way away from the Creation , but not if the full significances of the Mayan story are to be enjoyed . |
| 19 | However , it is apparently the practice that if the prisoner inquires in such a case whether the tariff has been set at 20 years , he will be told if it has been set at that period , but not if it has not . |
| 20 | This laterality effect was also obtained when the cursor for tracking the target was attached to the jaw ( Sussman and MacNeilage , 1975b ) but not if the jaw was used to track lateralised visual input ( MacNeilage , Sussman and Stolz , 1975 ) nor if it was the right hand that was used to track auditory input ( Sussman 1971 ) . |
| 21 | This allows relatively complex Boolean conditions to be built up and tested , such as : in the programming department AND able to speak French BUT NOT if in grade 3 UNLESS from North branch . |
| 22 | In a block of premises each tenant can normally be regarded as consenting to the presence of water on the premises if the supply is of the usual character , but not if it is of quite an unusual kind , or defective or dangerous , unless he actually knows of that . |
| 23 | Includes cancellation due to accident or illness to members of the party , close relatives or business colleagues ; redundancy ; jury service ; cancelled leave orders for HM forces ; and pregnancy ( but not if delivery is due within 75 days of departure ) |
| 24 | The exception is heart medicines , which can be safely brought up straightaway , but not if some time has passed since they were swallowed . |
| 25 | Perhaps , but not if they do not know about you , if they have no money , or if they all happen to be cat lovers ! |
| 26 | but not if you 've got a disk doubler of some sort . |
| 27 | The boxes inside the vault looked fascinating and she badly wanted to know what lay inside box number forty-seven , but not if it meant going into the sinister little room on her own . |
| 28 | ( The seller will generally try to restrict this to a warranty of specifically identified information : the acquirer will want a warranty of all information but not if the consequence is that all information is to be treated as a disclosure ) . |
| 29 | ‘ You lose face if you break your word , but not if you use defenceless kids as hostages to force an injured opponent into fighting you ! ’ |
| 30 | Most members of the Arab League would welcome a Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon , but not if it means an inter-Arab war . |