Example sentences of "if the [noun pl] [be] n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | What happens , Robert , if the stars are n't actually fixed distance , but they 're actually moving , either towards us or away from us . |
| 2 | As if the verglas was n't enough , there 's a concrete snowfield below the wall . |
| 3 | If the squatters are n't out within a day the police can move in . |
| 4 | If the chips are n't right or the batter mix is n't quite what it should be , he lets us know , ’ he said . |
| 5 | If the friends were n't expecting to see the pool , their eyes would widen and James 's lips would twitch . |
| 6 | Even if the elements are n't even present . |
| 7 | ‘ If the women are n't well fed , they ca n't concentrate enough to study . |
| 8 | Well , we wo n't sell the milk at all if the washers are n't replaced and that 's that . ’ |
| 9 | Coming back later on one 's own was rarely useful : even if the relatives were n't round the bed there was rarely a doctor prepared to give guidance . |
| 10 | And that 's those dimples are the bottom are on the bottom bit of your spine so if the dimples are n't level it means that bit of your back is slightly |
| 11 | I soon had the bike back in working order and if the distances were n't too great , I would ride while the others rode in the van . |
| 12 | Even if the stories were n't true . |
| 13 | Again the defence got the blame , though I think myself if the forwards are n't putting away the chances we 'll never get anywhere . |
| 14 | If the cats were n't trained to do that I would assume that they would walk past the hoop of fire and they would under the ropes . |
| 15 | But it would n't have been so funny if the robbers were n't as stupid as they were and the film would n't have been so good . |
| 16 | If the witnesses are n't killed at the time , then they are often murdered at a later date , or frightened off with violent threats . |
| 17 | They would be dangerously close to having style over content if the songs were n't so good , and if singer Valerie Etienne did n't have such a heaven-sent voice . |
| 18 | I assumed that even if the words were n't actually pronounced , one sensed it . |
| 19 | Ambulance chiefs are warning that some accident victims will die if the funds are n't found to keep an air ambulance in operation . |
| 20 | Less , if the men were n't feeling talkative at that particular time . |
| 21 | Seagal used to be a martial arts expert , so at least the stunts are worth watching , even if the principals are n't ( Seagal looks like Chuck Norris on Mogadon and LeBrock really should n't be wearing such a tight skirt ) . |
| 22 | Er very prim and proper , and and er er she 'd go all the way round and she 'd soon tell you if there was , if the beds were n't tidy . |