Example sentences of "[verb] if [pron] is [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead , we 're willing to take the risk and give Birmingham the retail centre it deserves and needs if it is not to be completely undermined by rival out-of-town attractions . ’ |
| 2 | " Give him three ounces of this immediately in a pint of water , then follow it with one and a half ounces night and morning and let us know if he is n't a lot better in two days . " |
| 3 | Well you bu you 'll know if it is n't . |
| 4 | They say if one is n't built soon … somebody could be killed . |
| 5 | ‘ What happens if there is n't an emergency ? ’ |
| 6 | Donald Fry , in his study , Children talk about books : seeing themselves as readers ( 1985 ) , has shown what can be done if one is not daunted by the ‘ unscientific ’ nature of small samples , limited ‘ controls ’ , speculation , and subjectivity . |
| 7 | Because you will not have it accepted if it is not in the house style , and there are conventions , appropriate , and quite different , according to the magazine , the newspaper , and so on and so forth , so you need to acquaint yourself with the house style . |
| 8 | Whenever a child is created , it is only added to OPEN if it is not already in OPEN or CLOSED . |
| 9 | We ask for three O eight to be referred or opposed if it is not and that you support motion three O nine as it 's in line with current policy . |
| 10 | One might ask how the church has grown if it is not out to recruit members from other denominations . |
| 11 | Under the " once-and-for-all " test what matters is that the income can be used to benefit the individual in question in the year of assessment in which it arises , and it does not matter if it is not possible so to apply that income in a subsequent year of assessment . |
| 12 | Conversely , a purchased option where the investor is free to allow the option to lapse if it is not in his interest to exercise it will not be a contingent liability transaction . |
| 13 | Engineers already knew this , just as we know that the refrigerator will not work if it is not plugged in ; but Carnot 's achievement , when recognized after a quarter of a century , allowed theoretical understanding and in the end further advance in practice . |
| 14 | We need to know what happened if it is not it is not , like thalidomide and practolol , to be swept under the carpet of history |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | For example , separate decisions need to be taken in relation to : ( 1 ) VAT registrationwhere , if the partners of the new office are not to be the same as those carrying on business at headquarters , separate registration will be required ; ( 2 ) preparation of accountswhere if separate accounts for each office are kept , with separate accounting dates ( which is a matter to be settled between the partners and the firm 's accountants and involves no breach of professional conduct whichever decision may be taken ) , accountants ' reports will have to be produced in respect of each office ; ( 3 ) identity of the partnerswhether the new office should be run as a separate partnership or as a branch office ; ( 4 ) investment business certificatesseparate certificates will be needed if there is not an identity of partners at all a firm 's offices . |
| 17 | I hope that it will be possible — though I shall understand if it is not — for a Minister to come to the House to say something about that major incident , which involved the jetty at Grangemouth , which is part of the dock and BP complex . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Or you can install a wooden framework , and cover it with plasterboard , chipboard or hardboard ( although the latter may buckle if it is not well supported ) . |
| 20 | One is entitled to ask what sensible purpose the provision for orders against third parties could serve if there is not a jurisdiction to make orders against the solicitors in this case . |
| 21 | Such a policy should commend itself to the Government and my constituents , and I will be perplexed if it is not accepted today . |
| 22 | Example 4:8 Definition of rent linked to head rent " the reviewed rent " means the highest of ( 1 ) the rent contractually payable immediately before the relevant review date ( 2 ) the market rent and ( 3 ) per cent of the rent payable under the headlease ( assuming if it is not the fact that the headlease is in existence on the relevant review date ) Example 4:9 Alternative definition if at any time the rent payable under the headlease is increased the payable under this lease shall be increased with effect from the date as from which the rent payable under the headlease is increased so as to equal per cent of that rent |
| 23 | Fat bald man asks if it is not a bracing time of year . |
| 24 | If the task is completed successfully there is joy and satisfaction ; and there is disappointment , sadness and anger if it is not . |
| 25 | The crew think this is pretty stupid of them but I wonder if it is n't fantastically mature . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | And I said , but I said if there is n't the payments of the invoice when they are sent then you know , we 've go you 've got ta look at it . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | See if it is not more real than all the historical novels ever written . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Just see if it is n't . |