Example sentences of "[adj] if you do [adv] know " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it can be dangerous if you do n't know what you 're doing . |
| 2 | All depending what sort of job your job , it could be dangerous if you did n't know what you were doing . |
| 3 | This sum is impossible if you do not know what x stands for . |
| 4 | ‘ It is n't blatant if you do n't know about it . |
| 5 | But perhaps we should apply a variant of this to pseudoscience : ‘ everything is possible if you do n't know what you are talking about ’ . |
| 6 | They can be very confusing if you do n't know what it 's about . |
| 7 | Lentils coming from Ethiopia , you get wheat from the States , rice from the States , ap apples from France , tea from India , coffee from Brazil and Columbia , sugar from the Windward Islands , bananas from all over the place , you know those are the things that keep us alive , no , you know , whether we one think they are or not , but I mean them things are what keeps the economy alive for one , it 's also what keeps us personally alive if you do n't know why we take an interest in Third World issues , I would say that it 's that , we 're dependent on these countries , we could produce enough foods for our own needs , but we would n't have oranges , coffee , tea , sugar , you know cos we ca n't grow them in this country we , we really depend on those things to stay alive , and for that reason alone we should have some kind of interest , if you went to Kenya for example they would be staggered at how little you know about their country given how much they know about yours they know a lot about this country , a lot of it is a bit loopy , but then what you know about their country is probably a bit off centre as well , and you know I hope that this is something that we 're reversing in this section , our perceptions of the Third World or the south or whatever we choose to call it , colour a lot of the things that we think and do and say and it increases the amount of racism that there is around us all , all those kind of things , erm and I think that it is really important to look at what a perception is , you know , for example what 's your perception of this ? |
| 8 | ‘ You 're stupid if you do n't know that ! ’ laughed Basil . |
| 9 | The NCT sessions encouraged everyone to ask ‘ daft ’ questions — the sort that do not seem daft if you do not know the answers — like how do I make up a nappy , how many sterilising tablets do I use for the bottles and what should we buy before the baby is born ? |
| 10 | number thirteen , okay I 'll be very surprised if you do n't know this one , who painted the Mona Lisa ? |