Example sentences of "if it [is] [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 31 | If it is n't obvious , check by leaving the plugs in basins and baths overnight ( which will in itself prevent the waste pipe freezing unless the basin overflows ) and if this is the problem , replace the tap washer . |
| 32 | Prime Minister Major once said : ‘ If it is n't hurting it is n't working . ’ |
| 33 | If it is n't , it 's certainly one of the best accidents of the year . |
| 34 | Even if it is n't true , James 's position was an excellent stimulus for research as it forced people who would adopt an alternative position to consider very carefully how else emotions might come about . |
| 35 | The first is knowledge of the remarkable consistency in the organization of the brain , at least within individual species , the second , the availability of histological techniques which enable them to specify where a lesion has been made , after the event , even if it is n't completely possible before , and third , access to new chemical techniques for selectively destroying some components of the brain while leaving others intact ( Kohler , Schwartz , and Fuxe 1979 ) . |
| 36 | On the first count , Parker tries to argue simultaneously that downsizing is a mirage and that even if it is n't a mirage then uses will see through the hype pretty soon . |
| 37 | If they recognise the boat as ‘ friendly ’ and if it is n't rushing around at high speed , they will allow you to get close enough to take photographs . |
| 38 | Your modest PC could well be overstretched , and even if it is n't , there 's a danger that the resource question will become more pressing as you become involved in the network . |
| 39 | ( if it IS N'T in neutral , the computer will assume you 're trying to change players . ) |
| 40 | There has been a lot of interest , even if it is n't public interest . |
| 41 | ‘ Here you are , ’ she said , ‘ George Dionisovich , if it is n't too much to ask , I 'd like three to four thousand for both of them ’ . |
| 42 | Whereas if it is n't true … |
| 43 | If it is n't , heaven knows who will ride to the rescue of the firm . |
| 44 | You might need it later in the same flight ; if it is n't there , you ca n't use it . |
| 45 | If it is n't cold you did n't seal it ( well enough ) . |
| 46 | Even if it is n't , he thought , she ca n't bite me ! |
| 47 | If it is n't rising or descending damp , water finds its way in by stealth . |
| 48 | If it is n't boots or haircuts , it 's … |
| 49 | But even if it is n't , it is far better to start with a concise piece of information which can be built up into a bigger story if the circumstances are right than to send out a wordy release which is immediately discarded . |
| 50 | If it is n't there now , I do n't know where it 's gone , Adam . ’ |
| 51 | At the same time , there is continuous pressure from creative people for simplicity in the briefs they are given and the creative brief , clearly , needs to set out the strategy in a way that is intelligible to , and usable by , the creative team : if it is n't , it 's useless . |
| 52 | We wo n't bother her if it is n't necessary . ’ |
| 53 | If it is n't , it wo n't : since there would n't have been an explosion anyway . |
| 54 | And if it is n't honey , the absence of that taste will cause Pooh to believe that it is n't honey . |
| 55 | And in your Ks whenever you come across a word that starts with a K make sure you put it in your book and have a look at those occasionally so that you 're pretty sure you know all these K words and then if it is n't you say well okay got to be a C. |
| 56 | If it is n't if you have n't got the two lengths given you 've got you 've got one length plus one angle . |
| 57 | But if it is n't true , then of course she 's for a flogging and prison : or worse . ’ |
| 58 | ‘ Well , if it is n't my little companion , my theatre-going pal . |
| 59 | If it is n't done very carefully , the sheep will die . |
| 60 | ‘ When that boy was down here earlier he asked Tom what we call an ordinary light bulb if it is n't ‘ flouress ’ . |