Example sentences of "if it [be] not [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ What 's the point of having an Arnie autograph if it is n't him , ’ said Richard Johnson , 14 , of Blackley , Manchester .
2 okey-dokey , but if it is n't I mean I like me home .
3 Please could you confirm this is all OK , as if it is n't I shall be looking around for other people as my financial situation gets monthly more worrying !
4 Ah well , if , if it is n't I switch it off .
5 And in your Ks whenever you come across a word that starts with a K make sure you put it in your book and have a look at those occasionally so that you 're pretty sure you know all these K words and then if it is n't you say well okay got to be a C.
6 This triple-edged razor is probably put together by a bunch of names that we 're already familiar with and on a label strong enough to propel it into the club circus , but if it is n't it does n't matter ; there 's a future here if this is a first attempt .
7 The designer 's expectations of the lesson ( if it is not you ) .
8 We need to know what happened if it is not it is not , like thalidomide and practolol , to be swept under the carpet of history
9 If it is not it will be a waste of time and money to include the gift and it may even be detrimental to your relationship with individual members of the media .
10 However fine the grave is for Sarah , if it is not his , then his status will not change at all .
11 If it 's not them , then the house is buried in thousands of paper slips on which he works out leagues and fixtures for his absurd postal blow-football competition .
12 Well if it 's not it should be etcetera etcetera .
13 Erm and if it 's not it 's er I 'm not going to deny the fact that some people say you know this has been good for me for the last eighteen months erm I 'm er I 'm used to being self employed I 'm going to stay that way but I 'm looking at other avenues .
14 Well if it 's there it 's there , if it 's not it 's not
15 Do n't take the suit away , the only thing I 'm a bit dubious well he said well take the suit home and try it if it 's not he said come back with it , he said and we 'll exchange it down here .
16 You have to be sure the bird is very hungry , and if it 's not you have to sit down and wait for a long , long time .
17 ‘ Who is that , if it 's not you ? ’
18 ‘ Well , ’ he said , ‘ if it 's not you , it 's serious . ’
19 ‘ How can I keep it if it 's not mine ? ’
20 If it was n't me who wanted Pendero to lose that race , ’ she concluded , ‘ and it was n't you , who was it ? ’
21 If it was n't them it would be the Turks .
22 With this kind of budget you do n't have to ask whether the Catering Branch are doing a good , professional job — if it was n't they would be having to organise domestic famine relief drops !
23 I am lucky that my other hobby of dressmaking is also my job of work , but even if it was n't I would still enjoy making things .
24 If it was n't I 'd be worrying . ’
25 If it was n't I would say , regardless .
26 If it was n't you could walk through a hail of machine-gun fire and come out the other end without even a scratch . ’
27 Easy — five grand is what I 'd pay if it was n't you .
28 ‘ Well if it was n't you , then you must have a twin sister . ’
29 If it was not me speaking , would I want to listen to me ?
30 And even if it was not it allowed both sides an extra nine months in which to strengthen their positions .
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