Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [subord] it [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An Amoeba lives in the left-hand commode , but will only attack if it is disturbed . |
| 2 | According to quantum theory , a microscopic system will only vibrate if it is given an amount of energy at least equal to the frequency of vibration multiplied by Planck 's constant . |
| 3 | The picture will only appear if it 's placed in the correct position . |
| 4 | It does not necessarily remember whether it was hurt or not : it only remembers being afraid . |
| 5 | You need to impress on him that it will only work if it is done properly — that there must be absolutely no cheating . |
| 6 | In systems integration , for example , Gartner Group rates Bull fourth in Europe and sixth in the world , which is a fact that continually gets lost amid all of Bull 's other bad news — and the French authorities seem to be oblivious to how badly the regular injections of state cash to prop Bull up play in the outside world , causing the company to be regarded as a corporate basket case that would no longer exist if it were subjected to the normal commercial disciplines faced by all its foreign competitors . |
| 7 | Troll flesh can not regenerate when it is burned . |
| 8 | If any professional person has shown an interest in your work do n't let it go , but try to cultivate their interest , however tenuous it may seem — you will soon know if it 's going to be any use for the future . |
| 9 | Burger smiled : ‘ But there will be very few who do not know if it is left to you , dear . |
| 10 | Do not wait until it is clogged with fish waste and debris and therefore only working at a fraction of its efficiency . |
| 11 | Milk distribution would work in the same way in that as long as the milk is put into the system at one point , it does not matter where it is taken out . ’ |
| 12 | Sapphire , the Black woman who is light-skinned enough to pass for White is pregnant by her White fiance ’ , but again the child does not appear as it is annihilated along with its mother . |
| 13 | Once a suitable disinfectant is in use resistance will not occur if it is used correctly . |
| 14 | It should be noted however , that LIFESPAN RDBI will NOT terminate if it is applying indexes when the specified transfer time elapses . |
| 15 | When we turn to that most distinctive feature of cave organisms , regressive evolution , we can not decide whether it is caused by selection or genetic drift ; nor can we settle whether allozymic variation is due to selection or drift . |
| 16 | A receptionist will not normally overbook unless it is done in compliance with the policy of the management of the hotel , or upon the instructions of the reception manager . |
| 17 | If it were 20 per cent greater , there would be no less dissatisfaction and unfulfilled demand at the margin ; if it were 20 per cent less — I do not mean if it were reduced by 20 per cent but if it were now 20 per cent less than it actually is , nobody would be the wiser . |
| 18 | The system may not operate as it is expected to . |
| 19 | The verification process is going on , but we can not say whether it 's going to be completed by any particular time . |
| 20 | If the foreman saw a tree in a channel , or a shoal forming , he did not worry whether it was doing any harm or not ; he played safe and had it out . |
| 21 | Secondly , this is not a case where the tax was paid under a mistake of law made by the payer and the revenue thus can not , and does not , rely on the authorities which rule that a claim for money had and received does not lie where it was paid under a mistake of law . |
| 22 | In effect Lévi-Strauss is making structuralism do more work than it is equipped for without considerable development . |
| 23 | Mr Hurd said in Oxford : ‘ A period of soul-searching does nobody any harm unless it is prolonged to the point where it becomes weakening and ridiculous . ’ |
| 24 | I hate angling just because the fish does n't scream it does n't mean the hook did n't hurt when it was inserted and then taken out when the fish is thrown back into the water because it is n't big enough . |
| 25 | I bet he could n't know whether it was gon na be good or but I bought it . |
| 26 | ‘ And they do n't know if it 's affected her brain … her memory … ’ |
| 27 | Into me but it 's , I do n't know if it 's doing me good |
| 28 | ‘ If the plane carries a distress signal I do n't know if it 's working . |
| 29 | Cos I was gon na use colours but I do n't know if it 's going to or not now . |
| 30 | Well , it 's same for anybody starting any business , ai n't it , you do n't know if it 's gon na work as well . |