Example sentences of "[adj] if you do [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You know , buddy , you do n't have to do this if you do n't want to , ’ Donleavy said . |
| 2 | ‘ I said to Kate , ‘ This is nothing against Cathal , but you do n't have to do this if you do n't want to — just remember that ’ . ’ |
| 3 | Taking account of ferry fares , petrol , road tolls and insurance , it should n't cost four more than £100 each — and many tour operators give discounts of more than this if you do n't take their flight . |
| 4 | Erm , yes they have , for forgive me , I 'll just finish this if you do n't mind , I 'm , I 'm almost there , one O ten point three eight . |
| 5 | So again we 're going to come back to several themes in a fairly repetitive way , and we — do n't forgive us for this if you do n't like it , but we 're certainly going to talk about certain things again and again and again , but what it really comes down to , is ‘ Learn what the media 's all about , learn what they want , learn what you can provide , see whether you can match this , in a sense , and see whether you can make it work to your advantage ’ . |
| 6 | Computing power has never been cheaper , he added , but the cost of your computer system will be too high if you do n't make full use of it . |
| 7 | ‘ You ought to have been more careful if you did n't want to marry him ! ’ |
| 8 | 2 If you do not have the same answer as the one at the end of 6 , what does this reveal about the schema you employed to interpret this discourse ? |
| 9 | Even a large ship like this can become claustrophobic if you do n't get away once in a while , ’ said Lindsey . |
| 10 | But it can be dangerous if you do n't know what you 're doing . |
| 11 | All depending what sort of job your job , it could be dangerous if you did n't know what you were doing . |
| 12 | That 's not very clever if you do n't mind me saying so ! |
| 13 | This sum is impossible if you do not know what x stands for . |
| 14 | ‘ These retired military men can get a bit frisky if you do n't keep an eye on them . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ It is n't blatant if you do n't know about it . |
| 16 | You are sure to get lost if you do n't map out these detailed games so keep a pad and pencil to hand . |
| 17 | GETTING lost in Budapest is easy if you do not speak Hungarian . |
| 18 | Wayne , I 'll be grateful if you do n't mention this to anybody . ’ |
| 19 | But perhaps we should apply a variant of this to pseudoscience : ‘ everything is possible if you do n't know what you are talking about ’ . |
| 20 | ‘ But do n't get too upset if you do n't get anywhere . |
| 21 | Yes that 's right if you do n't want them , yes . |
| 22 | They can be very confusing if you do n't know what it 's about . |
| 23 | I must admit I wo n't be terrible sorry if you do n't see this it is a bit naff . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm telling you , sir , you 'll be sorry if you do n't take a walk up there . |
| 25 | ‘ How are you going to grow up big and strong if you do n't eat your greens ? ’ |
| 26 | Lentils coming from Ethiopia , you get wheat from the States , rice from the States , ap apples from France , tea from India , coffee from Brazil and Columbia , sugar from the Windward Islands , bananas from all over the place , you know those are the things that keep us alive , no , you know , whether we one think they are or not , but I mean them things are what keeps the economy alive for one , it 's also what keeps us personally alive if you do n't know why we take an interest in Third World issues , I would say that it 's that , we 're dependent on these countries , we could produce enough foods for our own needs , but we would n't have oranges , coffee , tea , sugar , you know cos we ca n't grow them in this country we , we really depend on those things to stay alive , and for that reason alone we should have some kind of interest , if you went to Kenya for example they would be staggered at how little you know about their country given how much they know about yours they know a lot about this country , a lot of it is a bit loopy , but then what you know about their country is probably a bit off centre as well , and you know I hope that this is something that we 're reversing in this section , our perceptions of the Third World or the south or whatever we choose to call it , colour a lot of the things that we think and do and say and it increases the amount of racism that there is around us all , all those kind of things , erm and I think that it is really important to look at what a perception is , you know , for example what 's your perception of this ? |
| 27 | ‘ You 'll get worse than that if you do n't stop snivelling . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I 'll do a lot more than that if you do n't do as you 're told . |
| 29 | We 're hiding in a corner to give our necks a rest , the logic being that if you do n't make eye contact you do n't have to bow . |
| 30 | Resist pointing at the lumps of gristle left on your dining partner 's plate and saying : ‘ I 'll have that if you do n't want it — it 's all good meat . ’ |