Example sentences of "if it ca [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it ca n't make any sense of its argument , it returns zero . |
| 2 | Your body — even if it ca n't do Mr Kent 's maths tests or win the high jump — remains something that modern science can not copy . |
| 3 | If it ca n't do this the affected part of the structure remains damp ; This can then encourage rot to grow on timber , and may also result in frost damage to masonry in cold weather . |
| 4 | If it ca n't get out from the surface of the skin then it goes underneath and gets these great lumps which are very poisonous . |
| 5 | If it ca n't get all the way round cos someone 's pulled this wire out , or opened a switch |
| 6 | If it ca n't find an exact match it will go the closest ; Litter or Lettuce , for example . |
| 7 | For instance , if you add the switch ‘ /auto ’ to the device driver command line in CONFIG.SYS , it will not load if it ca n't find a server , which saves you some memory , and also means that you do n't have to repeatedly edit the config file . |
| 8 | Faced with the prospect of partial closure if it ca n't convince its parent that it has a viable future serving third party customers , IBM France SA 's plant is energetically laying plans to exploit its skills in chip packaging , in particular IBM 's proprietary technology for surface-mounting chips on multi-layer ceramic substrates to create multi-chip modules . |