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

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1 Local residents again pointed out that so far all the dust that had blown had come from one three-acre section of the lake : ‘ The worry is that if it 's not attended to and if the entire 150 acres rise up and start blowing at the same time it could be a national disaster .
2 I remember that if it 's not one thing , it 's another . ’
3 I mean would , would , would n't you think it is a , a directive that if it 's not happening in your area you make it happen ?
4 But the difficulty is great , and the greatest danger is that if it is not well performed the music can seem banal .
5 There may be an advantage in laying down a procedure where the application is novel , and/or the parties believe that a particular approach is necessary and that if it is not stipulated an expert is likely to follow some other undesired procedure .
6 For John Simon , it was ‘ so puny a play that if it were not extended in all directions by Dustin Hoffman 's life-giving performance , it would barely be discernible to the naked eye .
7 Compaq Computer Corp 's first quarter earnings were better than the highest of Wall Street estimates and some analysts said that if it were not for a negative impact from currency translations , profits would have been a bit higher still .
8 With that came a warning that if it were not paid within six months , he would serve three years extra .
9 ‘ Perhaps , ’ Corbett lied for he knew that if it was not , the accident could well have occurred earlier .
10 The letter was couched in terms which contrived to suggest that if it was not acceptable then he would think of something better .
11 I said , that if it was not troublesome and presuming too much , I would request him to tell me all the little circumstances of his life ; what schools he attended , when he came to Oxford , when he came to London , &c. , &c. , He did not disapprove of my curiosity as to these particulars ; but said , ‘ They 'll come out by degrees as we talk together . ’ ’
12 When at the end of June it still was not finished , the buyer informed the seller that if it was not ready in another four weeks he would then regard the contract as repudiated .
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