Example sentences of "[adv] if it [vb -s] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Concurrent Computer Corp says it is continuing to work with its financial advisers on a series of initiatives to strengthen further its capital structure , improve profitability and provide financial flexibility , but only if it does not dilute shareholders ' interests in the company , which reported better than expected third quarter figures — in Company Results , page seven . |
| 2 | They never put it down if it goes up do they ? |
| 3 | Thus if it does not make sense to suppose that the designatum of " A " might be different from what it is , then " A " is a rigid designator , otherwise it is non-rigid . |
| 4 | Israel will not be forced to attend a Middle East peace conference over the Palestinian issue after the war is over if it does not want to — and it certainly does not . |
| 5 | The first pruning after planting is the important formative prune — the plant can not be expected to grow right if it does not start right . |
| 6 | : Performance and Fitness for Role ( FFR ) — Almost every software licence , constructed in California and sold in Europe , states that no application is guaranteed to do anything , worse still if it does n't perform it 's almost your fault for buying it ! |
| 7 | ‘ And sitting on a wrecked pod that 's going to blow up if it does n't blow away first is just way too safe for me . |
| 8 | Do not be afraid to leave something out if it does not fit ! |
| 9 | If a horse does pull from anxiety , it is always worthwhile trying a milder bit — in an enclosed space , he can not go far if it does not work . |
| 10 | Now if it means critically evaluate and discuss w it does n't mean you just write a load of criticisms of it . |
| 11 | I 'll come back if it does n't help her . |
| 12 | Well if it does n't pay you 're not going to them . |
| 13 | and the thingo 's gobbled up his card as he said , well if it has n't gobbled your card then no problem . |
| 14 | I am trying to avoid going that far : it does keep the ear occupied , at least for its duration , even if it does n't drift back into your consciousness afterwards , and these are solid , lusty performances by the Camerata quartet , a young Polish group , in impressively immediate recordings . |
| 15 | For feminists like me , who live through the political processes of women 's liberation , which turns sex inside out and reforms relationships with men , even if it does n't revolutionise them , talking to these young , single mothers proves that gains won in sexual relationships are not necessarily permanent or universal . |
| 16 | Even if it does n't mean anything |
| 17 | This is obviously of real help to a lot of people even if it does n't help everybody . |
| 18 | ‘ You must take me as you find me ’ means ‘ I 'm going to carry on and behave as I always do even if it does n't suit you . ’ |
| 19 | At the end of the day , a camcorder with sound , basic design is going to give you years of creative pleasure , even if it does n't have all the latest sales gimmicks ! |
| 20 | And even if it does n't come naturally , most politicians develop the ability to be absolutely horrible whenever it is required . |
| 21 | If you are involved in a nanny share , depending on the financial arrangements , l it may be viewed as a business even if it does not feel like one ! |
| 22 | Paragraph ( a ) is by way of restatement of the common law ; paragraph ( b ) extends it so as to make the disposition conversion even if it does not confer a good title on the disponee . |
| 23 | Marriage , even if it does not rest for its validity on the capacity for ‘ normal heterosexual intercourse ’ , has an intrinsic quality of bisexuality . |
| 24 | However distasteful it may be to some people , this does at least provide a rational explanation for the behaviour of those bystanders , even if it does not excuse them . |
| 25 | If the customer posts his notice of cancellation , it will be effective to cancel the agreement provided it is posted within the cooling-off period , i.e. even if it does not reach the trader until later or even if it never reaches him . |
| 26 | Lastly , under the so-called ‘ Dutch ’ clause , member states may request the Commission to review the effect of any concentration , even if it does not meet the thresholds of the Merger Regulation . |
| 27 | Even if it does not lead one to obey authority more often than one would otherwise , it affects one 's reasons and the significance of one 's actions . |
| 28 | It would seem reasonable , in general , that if a sequence of elements AB can be shown to be a semantic constituent , and one of the parts of the sequence satisfies the recurrent contrast criterion , then the status of semantic constituent should be accorded to the remaining part of the sequence , even if it does not satisfy the recurrent contrast criterion . |
| 29 | But it remains in the BBC 's history even if it does not remain in the history of the Labour Party . |
| 30 | The teacher needs to be open to , and supportive of , the student who has an alternative view to present , even if it does not fall squarely within the teacher 's own disciplinary expertise . |