Example sentences of "if it [is] [not/n't] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be a wicked waste if it is n't worn for its proper purpose . ’ |
| 2 | If it is n't to do with your feelings about me , what other issue can you be trying to evade ? |
| 3 | But even if you do have to pretend , just this once , that you are only an ordinary tourist , that trip will live in your memory , even if it is n't entered in your log-book . |
| 4 | But if it is not calling for immediate independence , or for unity with Romania , the Popular Front is certainly demanding sovereign autonomy for Moldavia and a renewal of national culture and identity . |
| 5 | If a house is not built soundly in the first place , and if it is not kept in good repair , it will fail when put to the test . |
| 6 | A commitment to pensions means nothing if it is not matched by a commitment to low inflation . |
| 7 | ‘ If it is not replaced by another source of sand and gravel , various difficulties may result for Aberystwyth , including the possibility of increased costs for the construction industry and house purchasers , ’ said Mr Bown . |
| 8 | If it is not placed under tension and pulled it will disappear . |
| 9 | This may be done by including in the grant of the option a proviso that it is to be void if it is not registered as an estate contract within , say , three months from the date of the lease . |
| 10 | Only one pre-emptive offering has to be made ; if it is not accepted in full , shares not taken up may be allotted to anyone ; accepting existing shareholders do not have to be given further pre-emptive rights in respect of those unaccepted shares . |
| 11 | In reality , it is a social and economic problem which is not fixed to a particular geographical space but which can transfer itself from place to place if it is not tackled at its source . |
| 12 | So it would seem that even a defence may be an abuse of process if it is not based on private rights . |
| 13 | It is crucial , therefore , that mathematics be recognised as being of less value if it is not based on a multicultural approach . |
| 14 | Before we leave this topic , with some doubtless well-received witticisms about the American ateliers that are called Schools of Creative Writing , let us ask ourselves how an artistic tradition is transmitted from generation to generation in England , if it is not transmitted in the way that Pound took for granted . |
| 15 | But if it is not bound by such a policy it can induce a large increase in the money supply and prevent the recession , or at least bring it to an end quickly . |
| 16 | Punishment will fail if it is not balanced by praise , encouragement ( and other positive reactions ) for the sort of behaviours that you are looking for . |
| 17 | Clearly there is a need in most towns for increased and improved shopping facilities and there is a danger that , if it is not provided in some form , there will be pressure for major developments outside town or on the outskirts . |
| 18 | With cumulative preferred shares , all unpaid dividend payments cumulate and are paid when earnings are sufficient , unlike standard preferred shares , where a dividend is lost if it is not paid in any year . |
| 19 | ‘ The van I used to use to transport my bikes has come to the end of its day , and Bill Doig has very kindly offered me the use of the station van if it is not required for company duties . ’ |
| 20 | If it is not working in that time then the chart should be discontinued . |
| 21 | The static torque/ rotor position characteristic repeats with a wavelength of one rotor tooth pitch , so the rotor only returns to the correct step position if it is not displaced by more than half a rotor tooth pitch . |
| 22 | Grief will find an expression at some time , and if it is not allowed at the time it occurs , then it will be much more difficult to deal with when it is triggered by an event in later life . |
| 23 | Because section 13 is an implied condition anything which is regarded by the court as part of the contract description automatically becomes ‘ of the essence ’ and , if it is not complied with , automatically gives the buyer a right to reject the goods for breach of condition . |
| 24 | The fundamental term was therefore " something which underlines the whole contract so that , if it is not complied with , the performance becomes something totally different from that which the contract contemplates " ( Devlin J in Smeaton Hanscomb & Co v Sassoon I Setty & Son & Co [ 1953 ] 1 WLR 1468 ) . |
| 25 | If you wish to eat animal products , then the advice is always to buy free-range produce , and to request it if it is not sold in your area . |
| 26 | An ordinary NHS patient can ask to be given a greater degree of privacy in a separate room if it is not needed on medical grounds for other patients , and can pay for the privilege . |
| 27 | But even in these cases the success is likely to be shortlived if it is not backed by bilingual contacts and exchanges in the community at large . |
| 28 | Micro Focus Plc makes a very good living out of a programming language that many believed would be long dead by now yet still shows no signs of fading away — but if object-oriented programming fulfils its promise and sweeps away the paraphernalia of the first 35 years of the computer industry , Micro Focus is going to have to be ready and waiting if it is not going to be swept away too . |
| 29 | It does n't have to have the polish of a broadcast programme if it is not going to be broadcast . |
| 30 | If it is not included in the district wide local plan for development there can be no development of this site before the year two thousand and one . |