Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] if it [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Often these compromise theories state , in effect , that punishment is only justified if it is both deserved and likely to have deterrent effects ( eg von Hirsch , 1976 : chs 5 and 6 ) . |
| 2 | Under the " once-and-for-all " test what matters is that the income can be used to benefit the individual in question in the year of assessment in which it arises , and it does not matter if it is not possible so to apply that income in a subsequent year of assessment . |
| 3 | Engineers already knew this , just as we know that the refrigerator will not work if it is not plugged in ; but Carnot 's achievement , when recognized after a quarter of a century , allowed theoretical understanding and in the end further advance in practice . |
| 4 | It could be , or I 'm just wondering if it 's actually squirrels , because although the , the excreta contains berries erm a squirrel will eat berries , it will also eat nuts and of course they do bury their nuts and I 've actually seen squirrels in other parts of the country digging holes and starting a bit of a larder and of course there are a lot of , of erm squirrels in Croydon so I think unless you actually see the animal you can only speculate that it is something small like a vole or , or a squirrel . |
| 5 | But in any case I 'm not complaining if it 's back to the days of sitting downstairs with a brandy and soda while midwives rush about boiling water and collecting towels . |
| 6 | ‘ Just see if it is n't . |
| 7 | Yet in Britain , ‘ race ’ can not be under stood if it is falsely divorced from other political processes or grasped if it is reduced to the effect of these other relations . |
| 8 | I do n't laugh if it 's not funny . |
| 9 | ‘ All these things recently , I do n't know if it 's just bad luck or me being stupid or what . ’ |
| 10 | I do n't know if it 's just that I 'm missing you … |
| 11 | See I do n't know if it 's just part real or if he 's just trying to frighten me . |
| 12 | They , they 're just not getting back right now , I do n't know if it 's just to be sensitive to her or whether it 's just because , you know , they 're gon na see each o I mean they live on the same road , they 'll probably see each other this weekend . |
| 13 | ‘ They sometimes have jazz here in the evenings , ’ Agnes chattered , ‘ although I do n't know if it 's up to your standards . |
| 14 | We still do n't know if it 's over yet . ’ |
| 15 | Unfortunately it 's said you communicate less with your wives , I do n't know if it 's exactly true , but if somebody says to you , you never talk to me , you do n't tell me anything , that 's your A type behaviour . |
| 16 | I do n't know if it 's there . " |
| 17 | Oh no , it 's erm I do n't know if it 's quite my sort of thing . |
| 18 | Er well I do n't know , is n't that , they 're maisonettes , they 've got that big eye on the front I do n't I do n't know if you , I do n't know if it 's still there , I mean |
| 19 | There 's a big tree was wedged on er , I do n't know if it 's still there on Friday , I took a trip up to see it |
| 20 | But I do n't know if it 's still there , is thing they put it in last year I think , but I . |
| 21 | I did have one in the drawer though , I do n't know if it 's still there |
| 22 | Everyone talks about Tipper Gore and ‘ Smash the PMRC ’ , but I do n't know if it 's really such a bad thing to put stickers on records for kids . |
| 23 | ‘ I do n't know if it 's actually fully penetrated yet . |
| 24 | Have a guess does n't matter if it 's not right . |
| 25 | Whichever wa it does n't matter if it 's really daft if you can think of some way yourself to remember it to remember that kitten has got a K and cat has got a starts with a C. |
| 26 | It must be half size — and it does n't matter if it 's half finished either . |
| 27 | So if that if that 's a right angle only if it 's a right angle cos Pythagoras 's theorem does n't work if it 's not then we 've got the easy way to remember Pythagoras is long equals medium plus short . |
| 28 | sixty quid and one tuner , I mean you know do n't mind if it 's just |
| 29 | I would n't mind if it 's over . |
| 30 | Yes , now you , you played stuff just as difficult as this , and there 's no , no problem , do n't do it too quickly though , and , I do n't mind if it 's not finished next week , or the week after , it 's the quality we want , so , so , do n't , do n't rush it . |