Example sentences of "and if [pron] do not " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if something does n't taste like wine , I for one do n't want to waste my time trying to pretend it does . |
| 2 | each has a separate thumbnail file , and if one does not exist for any given image , PhotoFinish creates one . |
| 3 | Moreover , my main objection to Mr Graham 's analogy was the implication that this ‘ dignity ’ was something one possessed or did not by a fluke of nature ; and if one did not self-evidently have it , to strive after it would be as futile as an ugly woman trying to make herself beautiful . |
| 4 | At Liz 's party , last night , there had been bosses : Charles himself was an archetypal boss , and if one did n't know Liz so well one might think she was one too . |
| 5 | They do not for the most part take a position like that of Boas and Evans-Pritchard which rejects the very notion that there are general laws governing human history ; and if they do not , it would seem that they too are driving , however cautiously , towards an understanding of human history in general , in other words toward a theory of human evolution . |
| 6 | But , outclassed and outnumbered , most will be destroyed as soon as they take to the air ; and if they do not take to the air they do not matter . |
| 7 | The lenders of money have an obligation to lend prudently and if they do not check the creditworthiness of the borrower I think the debt should not be enforceable . |
| 8 | Henry H noted threateningly at the end of a letter of command addressed to one of his prévôts : ‘ If you do not do this , William of Vernone or his servants will do it ; and if they do not do it , my justice shall do it . ’ |
| 9 | If capitalist enterprises see the prospect of adequate profits then they will borrow investment funds without any government having to insist , and if they do not see investment as profitable then it is useless to try to force them . |
| 10 | They know what to write and how to write , and if they do not they will be out the front door before they can pick up their hats and coats . |
| 11 | Arthur Young in 1795 , pointing out in a year of extreme hunger that it was against the law to starve in England , included in his argument : " Parish officers are bound to provide … and if they do not do their duty , there is an appeal to the justice , who will force them to its performance . " |
| 12 | He wants to be where the people are , and if they do not venture to town to visit the Tate or Walker , he 'll bring art to them . |
| 13 | They will wither at the first frosts anyway , if they come ; and if they do n't … |
| 14 | And if they do n't , somehow or other you have to develop that confidence for yourself . |
| 15 | He takes it slowly , lets everyone have his say , and if they do n't agree he does n't mind calling an extra meeting to come back to it . |
| 16 | And if they do n't , he resolved silently , I will . |
| 17 | There are some very difficult passages which have to sound easy , and if they do n't , then the performer has missed the point . |
| 18 | And if they do n't meet their needs , then we are going to see small firms finding trainee chartered accountants less attractive . ’ |
| 19 | Debt collectors do it better because if they do n't get your money and look after your goodwill they do n't get paid and if they do n't get paid they are not around very long . |
| 20 | People want instant results and if they do n't get it , they voice an opinion very quickly . |
| 21 | And if they do n't take your breath away the scenery certainly will . |
| 22 | I once saw this great T-shirt in New York which said , ‘ If you love somebody let them go … and if they do n't come back , hunt them down and shoot them ’ . |
| 23 | middle-class people , rich people , go elsewhere ; they go and see their GP , they have a wider network of people that they could perhaps draw on ; and if they do n't they have the nine-to-five freedom from their children , the release from the pressures of having kids around ; they have boarding schools which are a legitimate way of getting rid of our children if you have the money to do it . |
| 24 | I can only give evidence and if they do n't believe my evidence , he 's innocent . |
| 25 | Two is enough really but just to be on the safe side use three and if they do n't all lie in the same straight line then one of them 's wrong . |
| 26 | Whoever or whatever they are they 're associating with this man and if they do n't know what he does then they should . |
| 27 | Maybe , in her nightgown , the gas mantle turned down , the curtains drawn back , moonlight across the floor ( and if they do n't like the noise , let them come and complain ) , she could sing … |
| 28 | Erm you must have heard of the phrases of poncing , where somebody is operating a prostitute and if they do n't get a required amount of money a week or er er an amount of money where they consider it sufficient , they 'll probably go and beat them up or something like that . |
| 29 | Now if they pull it off everybody 'll heave a sigh of relief and their methods will be forgiven , and if they do n't then it 'll all be Number 10 's fault and that would probably suit their book just as much as coming good on Plainsong itself . ’ |
| 30 | I do n't think they know it 's Blagg they 're looking for , and if they do n't know that , they wo n't know about Tanner . |