Example sentences of "[adj] if not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Saddiqi , a learned and formidable intellectual , was embarrassed if not frightened , because his answer could never before have been given by a subject to the Shahanshah , King of Kings , Light of the Aryans , Muhammad Reza Pahlavi , Hesitantly , he said it was because no one wanted to be associate with the Shah . |
| 2 | Her head was held high , not out of arrogance , Sandison felt , but because she was interested if not engrossed in all there was before her . |
| 3 | Top notes are , however , very exciting if not used to excess ! |
| 4 | Chris stresses that some herbs can be dangerous if not used properly . |
| 5 | These punctilios , which help to moderate tempers and maintain the dignity of the courts , are admirable if not carried too far ; but legal writings need not be encumbered in this way . |
| 6 | This can result in errors which can be costly if not picked up by the tenant 's solicitor . |
| 7 | However , these shrubs can become untidy if not clipped hard back each year . |
| 8 | So the total for the week , including practice days , is expected to equal if not surpass the 1989 figures . |
| 9 | So the total for the week , including practice days , is expected to equal if not surpass the 1989 figures . |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | ( Sir ) Arthur Conan Doyle [ q.v. ] was a medical student in Edinburgh and had been impressed if not inspired by Dr Bell 's professional appearance — ‘ a tall , stately , kindly man , keen eyes and aquiline features contributing to his air of intent investigation . |
| 12 | Infections can be fatal if not treated early enough . |
| 13 | Wider social policies , which might have been incorporated into regenerative programmes effected by local government , have been muted if not abandoned . |
| 14 | An alternative choice is Monodactylus sebae but they can be aggressive if not kept in large shoals of six or more fish . |
| 15 | For the purposes of mens rea or the mental state of the accused , where his awareness is impaired by intoxicants he shall be taken to be aware of that which he would have been aware if not intoxicated , unless he shows either that his intoxication was not self-induced or that it was caused solely by the taking or administration of a substance in the course of medical treatment ( Section 6(5) ) . |
| 16 | Despite many and varied flurries of activity in the first 40 minutes , Arsenal seemed reasonably secure if not inspired . |
| 17 | We cut grass with a ride-on mower and dead head if not growing for seed . |