Example sentences of "but [subord] they do not " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of these possibilities exclude animals but where they do not ( we might , for example , feel it appropriate to praise the sheepdog by saying that it has earned the right to a good meal ) the attribution is clearly analogical since it is based upon such a slim comparison with human capacity . |
| 2 | But although they do not know it , the fight is nearly over . |
| 3 | If people told me that was all well and good but if they did n't , but I did hear about this erm er she did the operation on the girl who er who could n't get rid of her baby , and then it , she lo she sent she sent a telegram to her husband or a letter er it took a long while to come from the Far East , he was in the Far East . |
| 4 | But if they did n't speak with tongues how did Simon know that they had received the Holy Spirit ? |
| 5 | If they sent an ambulance she supposed she would get into it , but if they did not , then she would leave it because she did not have the energy to take herself to hospital . |
| 6 | If they did , they were assessable to Hong Kong profits tax but if they did not they escaped assessment . |
| 7 | The woody tubers may survive outside in a mild winter , but if they do n't , the seeds certainly do , emerging in thickets the following year . |
| 8 | If they think I 'm pretty , that 's nice , I 'm complimented ; but if they do n't think I am , I have n't put myself on the line . |
| 9 | But if they do n't — well , they are there as a record . |
| 10 | ‘ But if they do n't , sir , the whole project will be washed up . ’ |
| 11 | Those who do not share the dewy youth and slenderness of Kate Moss will only look older and more swollen if they adopt the ‘ new ’ look ; but if they do n't and stick to the Lacroixs and the YSLs they 'll still look their age , so it 's a no-win situation for the power dressers . |
| 12 | The game desperately needs a strong Leeds but if they do n't stop the rot soon they can say goodbye to a top eight place , let alone the top four . |
| 13 | ‘ But if they do n't ? ’ |
| 14 | Now if you get a kid who knows that three fours are twelve , there 's no problem , but if they do n't |
| 15 | But if they do n't like hill life — and many do n't — they 're beaten and tortured for attempting to return . |
| 16 | Well what 's happening is it the , during the war , right , we 're constraining the computer to estimate , like a single coefficient that is applicable to both war and peacetime er is n't the case , right , th there is a structural change , right , so when th when we constrain the computer to estimate the coefficients throughout the whole period , right , the coefficients are biased but if they do n't apply either to the post er pre war peacetime sample neither do they er fit very well to the data during the wartime , right , if we allow the intercept to change but we 're getting much better estimates both wartime and peacetime er parameter 's okay because we have n't got rid of , we 've got rid of that bias , right , in constraining the parameters to fit both wartime and peacetime er time periods . |
| 17 | Can something , but if they do n't do something which is suggested |
| 18 | I suppose TV companies could potentially show both matches if they were on different nights , but if they do n't matter who 's gon na watch two nights of essentially meaningless football ? ( this of course is only true of the last couple of rounds of qualification ) . |
| 19 | See money 's all right they probably love the money you can bring in but if they do n't see you to spend it or to share it . |
| 20 | I mean we might have an order three hundred but if they do n't need any it just shows zero so we 're we 're stuck . |
| 21 | He says no , but if they do n't pay there wo n't be a church or a vicar . |
| 22 | if they look as though they need it they need it but if they do n't look as though they need watering do n't water them . |
| 23 | Well they ca n't have it both ways if they can afford to save money they can , but if they do n't , then stay in the centre |
| 24 | you know they 'd all come down , but if they do n't , erm |
| 25 | Because it 's , the school children go in there as well you see and that 's a little bit of a worry but , but if they do n't use it it 'd be alright . |
| 26 | Yeah see there 's , they 're alright , but if they do n't fill it you do n't go |
| 27 | But if they do n't , if they break it or that then er they expect some trouble . |
| 28 | There could well be some of this between a male and female as they pair , but if they do not settle down then you can assume they are both males . |
| 29 | Callers usually respond by giving their name and stating their business , but if they do not , tactfully ask : ‘ who is calling please ? ’ or ‘ may I help you ? ’ . |
| 30 | But if they do not , I am inclined to think that it would be open to the Divisional Court , in an appropriate case , to order production of the document in judicial review proceedings despite the confidentiality . |