Example sentences of "if [adj] [noun pl] do [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If European institutions do not respond , the Community itself will be threatened . |
| 2 | If economic agents do not arrive at the solutions indicated by the economic model ( or if foreign policy decision-makers do not choose the strategies recommended by game theory ) , that is , one might say , so much the worse for the agents . |
| 3 | The second myth concerns the attitude that , if rural residents do not like their locations , they can move . |
| 4 | If Labour Members do not think that their party is the most cynical shower alive , I can give them a classic example from my county . |
| 5 | Also , if rubber bearings do not return to their original shape after a quake , the building loses some stability , says Wylie . |
| 6 | If foreign advisers do n't realise this , Hungary will be turned into a giant screwdriver operation , entailing massive lay offs and — ultimately — massive resentments . |
| 7 | Of course , the wider implication is that a Cabinet might lose its majority if Scottish MPs do not vote . |
| 8 | As Lott rhetorically asks , if social circumstances do not produce it , ‘ then from what other source ’ does it come ? ( 1985 : 51 ) . |
| 9 | And if British farmers do not anticipate the changes needed , then supermarkets , responding to consumer demand , will simply import more and more foreign food instead , warns Professor James . |
| 10 | ‘ If British manufacturers do n't pull their fingers out and put their might and muscle behind us then more will go to the wall , ’ she warns . |
| 11 | If developed countries do not want their rubbish to end up in the third world , they must help developing countries to build better treatment facilities and enforce higher standards . |
| 12 | If ankle-length coats do n't suit you down to the ground , then short ones are not quite extinct . |
| 13 | If legal theories do not speak with one voice the contribution of legal theory will very much depend upon which legal theory is chosen . |
| 14 | If current cultivars do not adapt , breeders may need to look for new varieties which cope better with milder winters . |
| 15 | It is this fact that makes preference shareholders legal owners of the firm and explains why preference shares are included with ordinary shares in the analysis of the firm : if preferred shareholders do not receive dividends , then neither will ordinary shareholders . |
| 16 | You will probably have to do a bit of hunting around in order to find the fittings for making connections to cast-iron stacks : if local merchants do n't have what you need , contact a specialist firm . |