Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] if [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This difficulty does not arise if one assumes that both processes co-exist from the beginning of life , that they both have adaptive functions , and they are not necessarily in conflict with one another — even though they may on occasion be . |
| 2 | This problem does not arise if there are independent directors on the board of the vendor company who are responsible for making decisions . |
| 3 | The issue of sampling adequacy does not arise if our analysis is based on the whole of the text under consideration . |
| 4 | ‘ I do not think if we had put down a motion which said we believe in motherhood and sliced bread the Labour Party would have backed us , ’ he said . |
| 5 | Everywhere in the Western world social security budgets were under scrutiny , not to see if they were too meagre but to see if they could be reduced . |
| 6 | Not to see if they were smoking at work but even in the privacy of their own home would we like that ? |
| 7 | Then he read an article somewhere which said that the point of tasting a wine before it was poured was not to see if you liked it , but to make sure that it was n't corked . |
| 8 | But this claim is precisely one which he would not make if he were not certain that p . |
| 9 | The effect on the jury might well have been to make them wonder why W did not answer if he was innocent . |
| 10 | The point was made in relation to section 6 that goods can not perish if they never have been in existence . |
| 11 | I should not object if you could introduce a note of patriotism in the schools ’ , And then , with a grin … |
| 12 | ‘ You will not object if I have dessert ? |
| 13 | Note : Lymphomas are not included if they are of T-cell immunological phenotype or are described as ‘ lymphocytic ’ , ‘ lymphoblastic ’ , ‘ small cleaved ’ or ‘ plasmacytoid lymphocytic ’ . |
| 14 | Patients were not included if they had required corticosteroid treatment for active disease after their most recent resection . |
| 15 | it was an hour late , which it was late enough for us to not to know if it was coming , so we had to go and get another P A , otherwise we 'd have gone to get , there was no other option . |
| 16 | Well not to worry if you go , go to the theatre I do n't want eh |
| 17 | Even mistakes which diminish reputation will not count if they pale into minor significance beside the truth of major charges . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's the little things that are frustrating , ’ said Jane Olds , ‘ such as not being able to ask if they 're warm , or not understanding if they 're asking for something . ’ |
| 19 | I know perfectly well , but I 'm not explaining if she does n't know what I 'm talking about . |
| 20 | There are thought to be risks of developing cancer of the breast or lining of the womb as a result of HRT , and it is not recommended if there is a family history of heart disease , breast or womb cancer , or if you have high blood pressure , blood clotting problems , a heart disorder or gall bladder disease . |
| 21 | Training a bird of prey is definitely not recommended if you 've got a weak stomach and a house-proud mother ! |
| 22 | I did not know if we had a ‘ D. ’ |
| 23 | As the train stood on the platform we did not know if we would ever board it . |
| 24 | We do not know if their society ( and here , of course , we are assuming that they actually had a society ) was matriarchal or patriarchal . |
| 25 | I do not know if they talked or if they went to bed together on that first night . |
| 26 | Today the pensioners still do not know if they are to get any of their money but the lawyers and accountants sorting out Maxwell 's affairs have so far run up a bill in excess of £30 million . |
| 27 | We do not know if they had music or even if they had genuine art : cave-paintings and bone-carvings might be manifestations of the muse , but they could equally well have been executed solely for mystical purposes . |
| 28 | Some of them are missing six years and their families do not know if they are alive . ’ |
| 29 | Usually we do not know all the sites , and we do not know if they were all contemporary or only used seasonally . |
| 30 | One can not judge which of these views is preferable , because one can only infer the motives of the landowners from their actions ; we do not know if they were genuinely frightened by the memory of the revolt , or for how long any such fear persisted . |