Example sentences of "but unless you " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even when he saw it being done he still would n't have known what was going on but unless you try it yourself , you do n't know what physical effect , or mental effect , it has on you and how speedy and intolerant it makes you of other people . |
| 2 | But unless you spent a lot on flowers and balls for the children and on Mary 's birthday present , considering that you had our 15/ and some 5/ or more yes more of your own a month ago , on which no calls but fares need have been made , to which was added about 30/ ( or more ? ) lately , and from it all not 30/ was spent on the dress , you should have a sovereign left : add to this the wages of this month to come , and there should remain , after 35/ to the spectacle man , fully a sovereign , which , considering our needs for the future & also your promises , nay , certainties , at which I laughed , should go to the bank . |
| 3 | A DS19 should cost about the same , but unless you 're buying for a museum , avoid the early models . |
| 4 | But unless you know how to do this , and what it feels like , this is very difficult to gauge . |
| 5 | But unless you spend the night before patiently reserving your patch , finding a prime viewing spot can be like trying to catch the tube in the morning rush hour . |
| 6 | But unless you want to spend your time and money on litigation against surveyors , building societies , estate agents and solicitors , with no guarantee of success in the end , you need to become as competent as you possibly can in carrying out your own surveys , even if it is simply to check that the ‘ expert ’ has n't missed anything . |
| 7 | The other main obstacle in the way of enjoyment is Aviemore , but unless you need to buy some chips , or have to come by train then you can just close your eyes as you pass by it . |
| 8 | Buying a second-hand board is rather like the second-hand car or computer market in that there are plenty of bargains but unless you are careful you can be ripped off . |
| 9 | But unless you are absolutely certain that you will be able to get back on top of things within a very short period of time , do n't do it . |
| 10 | TO SWIM — Swimming is claimed to be an excellent way to exercise , but unless you have regular access to a swimming pool , it 's unlikely that you will ever be able to swim enough to gain any real benefit from it . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm sorry , but unless you tell me why you want to know , I ca n't help you . ’ |
| 12 | You can use paper of similar thickness but unless you stick it in some way to the faces it is difficult to keep it in position when assembling the cores into the bobbin and bolting it down to the board . |
| 13 | I recently took my beloved Washburn EA30 out of its case only to find that , somewhere between a local theatre and home , I 'd managed to lose one of the plastic slide covers from the EQ ; a tiny thing , I know , but unless you 're Superman , totally unnoticeable from more than a foot away . |
| 14 | But unless you collaborate about rules with other parents , the kids can invent their own . |
| 15 | Participating in a benchmarking exercise may tell you that your performance in a particular area needs to improve , but unless you also find out how it is that other companies are beating your performance , you may not feel much the wiser . |
| 16 | But unless you allow betting it will be destroyed . ’ |
| 17 | It lacks the friendly toolbar icons of Complete Works , and charts appear in boring shades of grey , but unless you 've got a colour printer , who cares ? |
| 18 | But unless you get it dead right , it is a mess . ’ |
| 19 | but unless you are absolutely certain that you will be able to get back on top of things within a very short period of time , do n't do it . |
| 20 | Sometimes you can see the results of this decay on the corporation landscape — scaffolding canopies thrown around the base of tower blocks to catch falling concrete , the cracked and corroded corners which drop off like snow , but unless you are looking for it you do n't notice it . |
| 21 | Buying from a private individual or dealer can be extremely beneficial , but unless you have a knowledge of the subject , or both know and trust the person involved , such transactions are not without risk . |
| 22 | But unless you do play them |
| 23 | But unless you 're really sure that you want a baby and all that goes with it , think twice . |
| 24 | They provide you with a power switch and LED but unless you are really competent at soldering I 'd leave well alone as the instructions are not very clear . |
| 25 | That is true but unless you invest in the time to capture those skills , either by training your own staff or by hiring an external designer to show you how it 's done , it is almost inevitable that the quality of your published material will go down , not up . |
| 26 | Life with your lover might look more appealing now but unless you discover what 's gone wrong between you and your husband , it 's likely that you 'll end up feeling just as discontented with another man . |
| 27 | Another programme — TEXT ANALYSIS ( TA ) — can reverse your dictionary for you , but unless you are fairly expert in the use of computers we would advise leaving the reversal until someone who is expert can set up TA for you . |
| 28 | Do n't take this the wrong way , Barnett , but unless you 're a ‘ varsity man — proper ‘ varsity , that is , not these red-brick hell-holes — you ca n't imagine what it means to know you 're truly and deservedly special . |
| 29 | ‘ I do n't know what sort of a game you 're playing here but unless you tell me exactly why you 've had me drive all the way down to this God-forsaken place I 'm going straight back through that door ! ’ |
| 30 | It was a new envelope and address label , so he must have a typewriter in there too , but unless you were looking for it , you would hardly have spotted the swap . |