Example sentences of "but if [pron] can not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if we can not recognise something as it stands we try to analyse it into parts that we can recognise . |
| 2 | At each moment the effect may be intensely impressive , but if we can not remember anything with precision afterwards , the music is lost again forever , and its value is therefore diminished . |
| 3 | But if he can not show you have the papers any longer , then he can not prove he was here on the night of the murder . |
| 4 | When a horse is shy of any object , and reluctant to approach it , the rider must try to make him feel that there is nothing terrible in it , especially to a horse of spirit ; but if he can not succeed , the rider must himself touch that which appears so alarming , and lead the horse up gently to it . |
| 5 | It may mean some gentle but very straight talking , if your parent does not realise your need to have time alone with your friends , but if you can not bring yourself to establish this right , you will have precious little hope of organising any other social activities that will give you a break from daily routine . |
| 6 | Beginners would be well advised to keep off , but if you can not prevent yourself indulging ( and , of course , there is as much pleasure in the devising as in the unravelling ) read Chapter 17 of Dickson Carr 's The Hollow Man . |
| 7 | Please make every effort to attend on 11 March — but if you can not make it — Please complete and return the appropriate slip . |
| 8 | But if you can not afford to leave , might it not be better to put up with the treatment that you have received rather than becoming unemployed ? |