Example sentences of "[vb infin] if [pron] is [not/n't] " in BNC.
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1 | " 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 . " |
2 | Well you bu you 'll know if it is n't . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | 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 ) . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | Do n't worry if it is n't accurate . |