Example sentences of "if [pron] is not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Says Souness : ‘ I think you realise quite quickly if someone is not suited to playing for you or your club then you do what you have to do . ’ |
| 2 | If she is not prevented from chattering she could cause herself much trouble . ’ |
| 3 | Ruether 's , if she is not saying in any sense of Christ that he is unique , surely can not be said to be so . |
| 4 | If she is not practising I tap on her door . |
| 5 | If she is not watched like a hawk she will be in trouble of some sort before you can say Jack Robinson . ’ |
| 6 | If she is not shovelling food down my throat , or forcing your noxious potions upon me , she is — ’ |
| 7 | The chief bridesmaid , if she is not making a speech , can then lead the call for a speech . |
| 8 | The idea is crude , but as to tyranny , that practised by the men through their unions is tyranny , and , if something is not done to counteract them , the tyranny will become greater . |
| 9 | The situation could easily get worse if something is not done immediately and I suggest moving the travellers away from the centre of town to the outskirts onto a piece of disused land for example until a short-term site has been rented or a permanent site set-up . |
| 10 | Scientists believe that if something is not done about this problem , glacial ice will melt raising the level of the sea and flooding vast areas of low-lying land . |
| 11 | Employee theft , after all , is impossible if one is not employed . |
| 12 | Donald Fry , in his study , Children talk about books : seeing themselves as readers ( 1985 ) , has shown what can be done if one is not daunted by the ‘ unscientific ’ nature of small samples , limited ‘ controls ’ , speculation , and subjectivity . |
| 13 | Given this situation , one must perforce hypothesise , if one is not to remain mute . |
| 14 | But even if one is not antagonised by the appalling monotony of Mr. Lawrence 's theme , under all its splendid variations , one still turns away with the judgement : ‘ this is not my world , either as it is or as I should wish it to be . ’ |
| 15 | So a sensible compromise is to examine the baby to see if there is any obviously treatable cause for its symptoms , and if there is not to advise a treatment for the temperature or diarrhoea , or whatever the baby is suffering from . |
| 16 | These might be regular if there is not overtaking but random if there is unlimited overtaking , quite different patterns . |
| 17 | But if it is not calling for immediate independence , or for unity with Romania , the Popular Front is certainly demanding sovereign autonomy for Moldavia and a renewal of national culture and identity . |
| 18 | BR will have to pay season ticket-holders five per cent discounts under the Passengers ' Charter , if it is not met . |
| 19 | If a house is not built soundly in the first place , and if it is not kept in good repair , it will fail when put to the test . |
| 20 | We have to examine the reasons for and against the directive and judge whether it is justified in order to decide whether its mistake , if it is not justified , is large or small . |
| 21 | Certainly platelets do not normally adhere to arterial endothelium if it is not damaged but the explanation for this antithrombotic property of intact endothelium remains obscure . |
| 22 | A commitment to pensions means nothing if it is not matched by a commitment to low inflation . |
| 23 | Engineers already knew this , just as we know that the refrigerator will not work if it is not plugged in ; but Carnot 's achievement , when recognized after a quarter of a century , allowed theoretical understanding and in the end further advance in practice . |
| 24 | ‘ If it is not replaced by another source of sand and gravel , various difficulties may result for Aberystwyth , including the possibility of increased costs for the construction industry and house purchasers , ’ said Mr Bown . |
| 25 | If it is not placed under tension and pulled it will disappear . |
| 26 | The order , if it is not contested , will result in material being removed from the beach , but will not enforce improvements to the sewage system . |
| 27 | If it is not achieved someone is to blame . |
| 28 | If it is not done , he is corrected and made to do it . |
| 29 | It will therefore affect what happens during the interview , and if it is not done well enough it may prevent you reaching the interview stage at all . |
| 30 | If it is not registered it will be void against a purchaser of the reversion where the land in question is unregistered land . |