Example sentences of "if [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If not re-appointed at such annual general meeting he shall vacate office at the conclusion thereof . |
| 2 | If not re-appointed at such annual general meeting he shall vacate office at the conclusion thereof . |
| 3 | If not chasing a ball , he plays another game , this time it is Chess . |
| 4 | If not does it mean that we only have Dorigo on the left . |
| 5 | you know kind of there 's all this quips about sort of semen making your hair grow and all that kind of thing erm you know so erm it 's , it 's , it 's one of these things that erm sort of erm kind of people , people s slip into on the basis of you know th er as far as I could tell there was no sort of firm evidence that these blokes were gay or heterosexual apart from judgments made on their demeanour and personal appearance erm you know but er you know it gave rise to a whole range of , you know , kind of supposedly humorous talk erm in that context erm so there 's a whole range of things erm tt you know sort of talk and mannerisms and , and er , you know , kind of also gossip and suspicions about them , oh is he married if not does he have a girlfriend , if not ooh I wonder if he 's gay , you know , kind of things that we understand about people 's relationships feed into it so |
| 6 | Masha merely felt put down by the hauteur she felt , even if not intended . ) |
| 7 | Not handsome , but nice-looking in a way I had usually rather deprecated , if not despised : not the lean and craggy looks that I had always admired , but a blunt-featured face with a wide mouth , dark eyes tilted slightly down at the outer corners , and an untidy thatch of brown hair of which a couple of locks fell over a broad forehead , and were from time to time irritably brushed back . |
| 8 | On entering the dining room , Hope had manoeuvred himself next to Miss D'Arcy and given her to understand that he was overwhelmed at the self-control of her behaviour in the face of such insensitivity as that displayed by the over-enthusiastic Mrs Crump who , nevertheless and for the sake of harmony , had to be tolerated — if not forgiven . |
| 9 | Had he shown himself unambiguously ready to start pulling out , the coalition would have surely had to offer him something , if not to save his face , at least to cover his backside : an American commitment to talk about any Middle Eastern issue whatsoever has already been given ; the call for Iraqi reparations could still be waived . |
| 10 | This point means that the horn if not fitted would hardly be able to warn people . |
| 11 | Part of the charm of a sale is that the financial result is in itself a sort of critical judgement , reflecting even if not defining the taste and mood of the moment . |
| 12 | Lift out the jumper ( if not fixed ) and take off the washer , removing any nuts first . |
| 13 | So we 're talking about seveal thousands , if not getting closer to millions , of the speed that a human being would possibly travel ? |
| 14 | After dinner he might finish some pressing publishing work , correcting manuscripts or writing blurbs ; if not inveigled by Hayward into escorting him to a party , or sitting with guests in the shared " living room " , he would retire to his own rooms for study or contemplation . |
| 15 | Some of these people have never left this area of town , have never passed a day of their lives without seeing , if not entering , the Church of Santa Maria . |
| 16 | Please make arrangements for SS1 Bain to collect it if not entering |
| 17 | A win for Akinwande , who beat the much-hyped Herbie Hide for the 1989 ABA title , will elevate him close to a world top-10 rating , if not pushing him into the elite of one of the four organisations . |
| 18 | Hopefully they 're are the same as the ring , if not tick the other one . |
| 19 | Your deaths , ’ he emphasised , ‘ would have to be explained , if not avenged . ’ |
| 20 | All of the available evidence on lifestyle and nutrition suggests that by eating a healthier diet , exercising regularly , and finding time for relaxation , many of the above problems can be reduced if not eradicated . |
| 21 | What are the non-market factors which may increase the risk of an investment and how may they be minimized if not eradicated ? |
| 22 | Unfortunately , as Ian Harper reveals in Personal Finance , that too places unconscionable constraints on those companies that wish to grow and more may be forced to follow Scottish Equitable 's example of doing a deal with a big external investor , if not go for wholesale demutualisation . |
| 23 | He adds : ‘ The airline has fulfilled , if not exceeded , all our expectations . ’ |
| 24 | Though his reputation as a craftsman equalled , if not exceeded , his father 's , as a businessman he was a failure , being declared bankrupt in 1751 . |
| 25 | Too many signs to ignore are now pointing towards the dawning of a new era in which the dominant hold exercised by the Home Office over the system of criminal justice , the connecting thread of this book , may be lessened if not relinquished altogether . |
| 26 | On one interpretation , Galileo was trying to protect his Church from condemning a theory that , by its evident truth , would prove an embarrassment if not embraced . |
| 27 | So the total for the week , including practice days , is expected to equal if not surpass the 1989 figures . |
| 28 | So the total for the week , including practice days , is expected to equal if not surpass the 1989 figures . |
| 29 | In fact , as early as October 1 , when your ruler Neptune is challenged by Jupiter in Cancer , you will realise that money is really only half the battle or problem you 're facing this month — because someone appears to be breaking all the rules , if not breaking your heart . |
| 30 | Why else would there already be the reported droves of tour operators and speculators visiting South Africa , if not to set up the same kind of hospitality package deals that South Africans were forced to buy in 1991 ? |