Example sentences of "if it do " in BNC.

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1 According to King Hassan II and his government , the prison does not exist — or , even if it does , the people all love the King so much it would be unsafe to release the prisoners — they might be killed by the populace .
2 Dear Harsnet , he wrote , I am not sure if this will reach you and I know that even if it does you will not reply .
3 ‘ Look , if it does n't work out , come back and see us and we 'll try to do something for you , OK ? ’
4 In the standard recovery , the full opposite rudder is always applied first , and if it does slow down the rotation , the nose of the glider will automatically drop , helping to unstall the wings .
5 Nevertheless , if it does damage the opponent 's eye , you will be penalised .
6 What one hopes for is for the student to remain open to the possibility of aesthetic experience , to accept and enjoy it when it occurs , but not to fake responses if it does not .
7 For such a beginning writer in such a situation , it may well turn out that a minor master like Landor is more fruitfully instructive than a major master like Milton or Keats : and if it does turn out so , one has a certain debt of honour that must be paid to the past master by whom one was liberated .
8 The former building society is understood to be prepared to take court action if it does not wrest the compensation from Lloyds .
9 And if it does not do that , we 've all been wasting our time .
10 IT IS CURIOUS how an intervening bid , even if it does not have any great pre-emptive value , can throw a spanner in the opponents ' works .
11 ‘ Our understanding is that if it does go to court , the hearing will be next year . ’
12 ‘ I would be surprised if it does n't test 2,200 , ’ says Mr Tora , a view shared by others .
13 If it does not contain interest rates , then it must include an invitation for readers to get full written details of the terms . ’
14 It is no use having a racket for volleying if it does n't help other parts of your game . ’
15 If it does n't , the institutions should be prepared to exercise their power and veto the 10 in one package they are being bullied into .
16 That evening is I crouched at the back of the slit trench , swatting the mauses and listening to the sound of shells passing over and the rain dripping steadily in through the entrance to the trench , I stared at the pool of water getting larger and hoped that the rain would soon stop , if it does n't I 'm in for an uncomfortable night .
17 What if it does link ?
18 What if it does n't ?
19 This is the other way : you fix the expenditure first , and you hope afterwards ; and if it does n't come off ( which it is unlikely to , if you are gambling on an improbability ) , then the result is the monetisation of debt with the consequences which we know .
20 If it does not react like this , it is not one of the sorts of society that survive .
21 A song may be at number one , but if it does n't ‘ feel ’ right for Radio 1 , it wo n't be playlisted .
22 ‘ It 's very difficult to do because if you are n't careful you just write down a series of platitudes , but I think that a statement of aims and beliefs is very necessary even if it does look platitudinous . ’
23 Sadly , it no longer spouts , or if it does it has a frequency measured in years .
24 If it does end up in the museum however , Blakeslee said that the co-operation of advanced design , advanced engineering and production engineering departments on the Activa II will pave the way for more efficient Japanese-style simultaneous engineering to fight off the Orientals , whenever Monsieur Calvet allows them to arrive .
25 Cricket can be boring when Botham behaves , and snooker needs Alex Higgins even if it does not like to say so .
26 If it does n't have one , buy some non-setting plumber 's mastic to seal between the tap and the bath .
27 Tip : If it does curdle add a little more flour and whisk again .
28 ‘ I can see it 's wonderful for the East Germans , and if it does n't lead to reunification I 've no objection to it .
29 But if it does , I 'm against it .
30 Nothing wrong with that , you might think , even if it does represent more than 70 times last year 's earnings — a price-earnings ratio of Japanese proportions .
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