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

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1 Besides , you know , it 's too trivial , there 's too many important things , like why have n't you got the special offer on display , to even bother to tell why you 're not , why you 're not performing or if anything is n't going right .
2 the consumer 's house is not ‘ treated with chemicals ’ , it is preserved , with built-in protection — or if it is not , it is built of woodworm fodder .
3 If a LIFESPAN header can not be found or if it is not in the correct format then a ‘ scan error ’ results .
4 There 's a dead man lying there — or if he is n't dead he needs help . "
5 Or if he is n't — what did he die of ?
6 Join a SCIAF group — or if there is n't one in your parish/area , why not form one ?
7 I mean probably women are more daring you know because they 've got less to lose in a way I suppose if you if you 're not a councillor you can be more er you know or if you 're not worried for your job or you know or if there is n't a definite structure I suppose in the lodge there 's the definite people that always say the same things you know what I mean and it 's it 's less easy to be spontaneous in that situation I would think you know .
8 If goods have not been delivered within 30 days following expiry of an agreed time limit or if there is not an agreed time limit within 60 says from the time the carrier took over the goods , this shall be taken as evidence of the loss of the goods .
9 Scientists believe that if something is not done about this problem , glacial ice will melt raising the level of the sea and flooding vast areas of low-lying land .
10 One of the difficulties of debating with the hon. Member for Oldham , West ( Mr. Meacher ) is that if one is not careful one is sucked into the vortex of hyperbole in which he seems to live .
11 But one is forced , upon contemplating Stuart , to conclude that if he is not currently d'un certain âge , he nevertheless might as well be .
12 But the difficulty is great , and the greatest danger is that if it is not well performed the music can seem banal .
13 There may be an advantage in laying down a procedure where the application is novel , and/or the parties believe that a particular approach is necessary and that if it is not stipulated an expert is likely to follow some other undesired procedure .
14 It is evident that however the relationship is conceived it contains many elements of disorder and conflict , and that if there is not a substantial movement , in the medium-term future , towards greater economic equality among the nations of the world , the prospects for peaceful international cooperation will become still more discouraging .
15 Will he confirm that those luxuries included televisions ; and does he agree that if there is not to be an income tax rate of 35p to support those massive spending plans , they can be supported only by a large increase in VAT ?
16 Our position in in the submission was that if there is not the the need to distribute York 's own population around Greater York , then the argument for a separate Greater York figure disappears .
17 This is to inform you all that me and my Companions have Unanamously agreed and likewise made Oath to Each other that if There is not a speedy Altaration made for the Good of the poore that you have corn thinking to make your fortunes of shall have it burnt to the Ground whether it Be in Stacks or Barns for the fire that took place Last Week was but the begining of your Troble , we know every Stack of Corn about this Country , and Every Barn that hath Corn concealed in it for the Purpos of starving the Poore But we are Determind if thare is to Be Starvation it shall be a General thing not a parcial one for both Gentle and Simple shall Starve if any Do .
18 you know , maybe even have cut-off dates so that if there is n't , you know , a script by such and such a date then we will need to figure out what these dates were , but this is why got more on board
19 ‘ It 's nice for the manager to know that if anybody is n't fit someone else can do the job .
20 A multivariate analysis of WFS and other statistics confirmed that mortality of children under age five is higher if the mother is employed than if she is not in the labour force .
21 ‘ That bridge has got concrete cancer , ’ he warned , ‘ and if something is n't done soon there 's going to be a disaster . ’
22 Remember that when a probate or letters of administration constitute one of the title documents it 's unlikely in any event to be handed over , so look for a covenant for its production and if one is n't abstracted , make a requisition on the point , although you should note covenants for production are not necessary in deeds giving rise to first registration .
23 However , if this is not taken as proven , and if everything is not to be left to the socialist revolution , the evidence about ruling-class crime suggests , if anything , an extension of the scope of correctionalist criminology rather than its rejection .
24 And if she is n't dead then where the hell is she ? ’ she demanded .
25 The two of you — and your lawyers — will look at your financial position , at your wife 's , at how long you 've been married , whether or not she 's working ( and if she is n't , what sort of work she 'll be able to find ) and eventually come up with a sum which is supposed to be fair to both of you .
26 And if she is n't in , we 'll cruise round looking for bungalows .
27 Have you talked only about the bride cooking for the bridegroom when you know she is a career girl and a women 's libber , and if she is not some of the audience will be ?
28 Today we all have access to the speed , warmth and comfort of cars , buses , trains and planes , if that is we have the money , if there is a service running when we want it to where we want to go and if there is n't already so much traffic ahead of us choking the roads , polluting the atmosphere that we wished we stayed at home .
29 And if there is n't ? ’
30 ‘ Well , there 's more than one flat for rent in London , is n't there ? ’ their father chipped in to declare , and then , with a fond look at his wife , ‘ And if there is n't , my dear — well , I 'm sure , for such a good cause , we could consider letting Leith and Sebastian have the inheritance from their grandfather before they 're twenty-five . ’
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