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 . |