Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [vb mod] n't [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I want to keep playing well , and if I ca n't make the team then I want to be in a position to give myself a real chance in America in two years time . ’ |
| 2 | If I ca n't get the information I want any other way I shall ask the fraud squad to make inquiries . |
| 3 | ‘ Not if I ca n't hear the order , ’ Isabel muttered grimly . |
| 4 | I feel deprived if I ca n't have the same as everyone else ; |
| 5 | I did n't like it but I needed the money — the bastard threatened tae evict us from our caravan if I would n't train the lions — and I was scared of Raja and it knew I was scared and I got drunk and drunker and ’ — Paddy held his crutch aloft — ‘ ye see what happened . ’ |
| 6 | I could become a burden to me wife and family , not only that , if I could n't pay the mortgage they might throw us out of the cottage . |
| 7 | ‘ If I could n't see the funny side of life , I think I would have murdered someone by now ! ’ says Mel . |
| 8 | If she ca n't hear the heart she may get frightened , but there 's a good chance , so I 'm going to take the risk . |
| 9 | ‘ What 's the use of having an Official Dog Chaser , if she wo n't chase the dog away ? ’ croaked the frogs . |
| 10 | If you ca n't locate the source of the power , push the child away from the power with something that wo n't conduct electricity ( a broom handle if there 's one handy or another long , dry piece of wood or plastic is ideal ) . |
| 11 | ‘ Or there 's a spare room here , if you ca n't face the blackout . ’ |
| 12 | Erm , now what that means is , if you ca n't answer the question and you 've only got a few lines down then sort of trying t w blur it a little bit and make it waffly so that there 's something we can point to and say that you 've written something , right ? |
| 13 | The people who run it try to fix up compatible ages , interests etc and it does n't matter if you ca n't speak the lingo , they will find someone with a knowledge of the English language for you . |
| 14 | Kovacs finishes off by saying , — So what if you ca n't tell the time . |
| 15 | If you ca n't influence the policies of ICI , you can appear effective by putting the wind up allotment gardeners . |
| 16 | If you ca n't resolve the query or dispute with your customer then you really do have a problem and having a court decide for you may be the only solution . |
| 17 | If you ca n't feel the pain you ca n't have the elation , they complement each other . |
| 18 | ‘ Here , if you ca n't open the present lying down , I 'll do it . ’ |
| 19 | If you ca n't stand the heat , spend this winter with an old age pensioner . |
| 20 | ‘ If you ca n't stand the heat , Richard , old boy , ’ an anonymous voice said . |
| 21 | ( ‘ If you ca n't stand the heat , get out of the kitchen ’ versus ‘ When the going gets tough the tough get going ’ . ) |
| 22 | ‘ If you ca n't stand the heat , get off the beach ’ |
| 23 | ( This was trumpeted under the holiday industry 's unofficial motto ‘ if you ca n't stand the heat , get off the beach ’ . ) |
| 24 | I if you ca n't stand the heat , you get out the kitchen . |
| 25 | Even if you ca n't stand the industrialisation , it only takes up a relatively small , if significant , part of the 12-mile-long ( 15km ) inlet . |
| 26 | ‘ If you ca n't stand the heat … ’ he shrugged . |
| 27 | I felt a wee bit sorry for the driver — reindeer probably do n't drive like that — but this was London and if you ca n't stand the heat , leave the wheels at home . |
| 28 | And if you ca n't stand the heat get out quick and come back to it . |
| 29 | If you ca n't make the client understand what you are talking about , it is likely that consumers will also be mystified , so the client wo n't let you run the campaign . |
| 30 | If you ca n't make the Orange , the bands will be performing in Darlington early next month . |