Example sentences of "and if [pron] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | They do not for the most part take a position like that of Boas and Evans-Pritchard which rejects the very notion that there are general laws governing human history ; and if they do not , it would seem that they too are driving , however cautiously , towards an understanding of human history in general , in other words toward a theory of human evolution . |
| 2 | If one stops for a piss the rest might catch up and if they do they will either fall straight over him so that you finish with a ball of dogs that will take forever to unwind , or they will take lumps out of him . |
| 3 | They will wither at the first frosts anyway , if they come ; and if they do n't … |
| 4 | But , outclassed and outnumbered , most will be destroyed as soon as they take to the air ; and if they do not take to the air they do not matter . |
| 5 | And if they do n't , somehow or other you have to develop that confidence for yourself . |
| 6 | He criticised those who ‘ planted them … under the dropping and shade of large trees , where they seldom thrive and if they do , the pleasure of them is lost , because they are excluded from sight . ’ |
| 7 | They certainly will not go out of their way to be critical — and if they do they are not worth knowing in the first place ! |
| 8 | He takes it slowly , lets everyone have his say , and if they do n't agree he does n't mind calling an extra meeting to come back to it . |
| 9 | The aim therefore , according to the government document ‘ Firecode : Policy & Principles ’ ( DHSS , 1987 ) is to ensure that outbreaks do not occur ; and if they do , that they are rapidly detected , effectively contained and quickly extinguished . |
| 10 | And if they do n't , he resolved silently , I will . |
| 11 | There are some very difficult passages which have to sound easy , and if they do n't , then the performer has missed the point . |
| 12 | The lenders of money have an obligation to lend prudently and if they do not check the creditworthiness of the borrower I think the debt should not be enforceable . |
| 13 | The committee appeal to all members of the public who walk their dogs in this area to try to prevent their dogs from fouling the actual pitch , and if they do , to please remove it ! |
| 14 | And if they do , they very often go under just the same . |
| 15 | And if they do n't meet their needs , then we are going to see small firms finding trainee chartered accountants less attractive . ’ |
| 16 | Debt collectors do it better because if they do n't get your money and look after your goodwill they do n't get paid and if they do n't get paid they are not around very long . |
| 17 | People want instant results and if they do n't get it , they voice an opinion very quickly . |
| 18 | Shop bought cosmetics tend to be designed for the more common skin types and colourings — specialist cosmetics are difficult to find , and if they do exist , are usually expensive . |
| 19 | And if they do n't take your breath away the scenery certainly will . |
| 20 | I once saw this great T-shirt in New York which said , ‘ If you love somebody let them go … and if they do n't come back , hunt them down and shoot them ’ . |
| 21 | And if they do discern , why , Grimm will only grunt , ‘ Huh ’ while Vitali may compose a forlorn ode . |
| 22 | And if they do we 'll see them coming miles away . ’ |
| 23 | And if they do , will they feel their times has been well rewarded ? |
| 24 | middle-class people , rich people , go elsewhere ; they go and see their GP , they have a wider network of people that they could perhaps draw on ; and if they do n't they have the nine-to-five freedom from their children , the release from the pressures of having kids around ; they have boarding schools which are a legitimate way of getting rid of our children if you have the money to do it . |
| 25 | Stowmarket gave Clacton a fair thrashing earlier in the season and if they do the same to Loughton it would give Clacton 's title prospects a big boost . |
| 26 | Henry H noted threateningly at the end of a letter of command addressed to one of his prévôts : ‘ If you do not do this , William of Vernone or his servants will do it ; and if they do not do it , my justice shall do it . ’ |
| 27 | But it is highly doubtful that many such litigants exist in real life , and if they do , the requirement of leave to apply for judicial review should be adequate to deal with them . |
| 28 | If capitalist enterprises see the prospect of adequate profits then they will borrow investment funds without any government having to insist , and if they do not see investment as profitable then it is useless to try to force them . |
| 29 | Ed 's comment : Test kits can quickly deteriorate with age , and if they do you will of course get variable results from them . |
| 30 | Secondly , section 6(3) ( b ) : even if the school is not over-subscribed so that section 6(3) ( a ) does not apply , governors may request the local education authority to make arrangements under section 6(6) and if they do the governors are not obliged to comply with any parental preferences incompatible with such arrangements . |