Example sentences of "and [verb] if it [is] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Instead , we 're willing to take the risk and give Birmingham the retail centre it deserves and needs if it is not to be completely undermined by rival out-of-town attractions . ’
2 I should go and see if it is all right . ’
3 you could phone up and see if it 's there , yeah .
4 Micro Focus Plc makes a very good living out of a programming language that many believed would be long dead by now yet still shows no signs of fading away — but if object-oriented programming fulfils its promise and sweeps away the paraphernalia of the first 35 years of the computer industry , Micro Focus is going to have to be ready and waiting if it is not going to be swept away too .
5 If the task is completed successfully there is joy and satisfaction ; and there is disappointment , sadness and anger if it is not .
6 But anything of a bigger scale that involves attracting the public or rallying the faithful or listening to a guest speaker does need forethought and care if it is not to be a shambles .
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