Example sentences of "[adv] if it is [not/n't] " in BNC.

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1 Presumably he is taking the intention to be to charge the trust only if it is not an unduly great burden on the trustee .
2 The answer seems to be that this is regarded as quite proper if the advantage is mutual — possibly less so if it is not .
3 ( This option only appears if you have Full Menus selected so if it is not in the Options menu first activate Full Menus ) Use Freeze Panes to fix the position of the Split bars .
4 Our own experience in writing this chapter has confirmed our previous experience that this material is in short supply and widely dispersed , and some of it will disappear altogether if it is not soon collected .
5 To establish whether or not a claim submitted by a contractor is valid , and to dispute it successfully if it is not , the client must ensure that accurate records are kept on his of her behalf .
6 You will need to have your stake ready well before planting begins because it will have to be prepared properly if it is not to be a waste of time .
7 Just as zooming should be done only for a good reason , panning is also a camera move which should be used sparingly if it is not to become visually irritating .
8 So I 'd like to know what 's happened from then to now if it is n't political — And I think it 's political
9 well if it is n't yeah , if we , if and I thought it was national account which means it 's a multi-locational site which it is
10 Well if it is n't with with sauce
11 well if it is n't , well what can you do ?
12 Even if it is n't , I ca n't see that it was pushed any distance …
13 I remember being thrilled when I got the first whicker of recognition from my horse and most people feel happier and more confident riding a horse they know — even if it is n't well behaved !
14 No , no , I mean blokes who live on their own , men who help , men who do other work about the house , even if it is n't cleaning and that .
15 This tale might be apocryphal of course ( just get on with it — Ed ) , and even if it is n't , it wo n't work with your pocket money .
16 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 .
17 Even if it is n't true , James 's position was an excellent stimulus for research as it forced people who would adopt an alternative position to consider very carefully how else emotions might come about .
18 The first is knowledge of the remarkable consistency in the organization of the brain , at least within individual species , the second , the availability of histological techniques which enable them to specify where a lesion has been made , after the event , even if it is n't completely possible before , and third , access to new chemical techniques for selectively destroying some components of the brain while leaving others intact ( Kohler , Schwartz , and Fuxe 1979 ) .
19 On the first count , Parker tries to argue simultaneously that downsizing is a mirage and that even if it is n't a mirage then uses will see through the hype pretty soon .
20 Your modest PC could well be overstretched , and even if it is n't , there 's a danger that the resource question will become more pressing as you become involved in the network .
21 There has been a lot of interest , even if it is n't public interest .
22 Even if it is n't , he thought , she ca n't bite me !
23 But even if it is n't , it is far better to start with a concise piece of information which can be built up into a bigger story if the circumstances are right than to send out a wordy release which is immediately discarded .
24 You ca n't avoid it now , even if it is n't the clean , pure vindication that you desired . ’
25 We ca n't have people falling into the stream , even if it is n't deep . ’
26 Mr Lawson said he had always played straight with people , which was why the Government was so respected , ‘ even if it is not always loved by all the people ’ .
27 Even if it is not read out in the endless rounds of buying and selling shares , then the message , passive though it might be , should still find its way into the living rooms of a high proportion of homes in the Sheffield region .
28 But even if it is not exactly this scheme , it is certain that any global agreement will have to be supported by a mechanism which allows the developing countries to pollute more while they catch up with developed countries which are simultaneously reducing their emissions .
29 In these circumstances soil erosion is potentially of utmost importance to the livelihood of these vulnerable people , even if it is not happening at present .
30 Even if it is not possible for you to return to your original duties in the near future , there may still be a part that you can usefully play in the organisation .
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