Example sentences of "unless it is [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To make it easy I like the Jones + Brother punch , as unless it is positioned correctly it wo n't work , so you avoid punching a hole accidentally in the wrong place . |
| 2 | And I believe it will survive , well into the future unless it is destroyed either as a deliberate act of governmental vandalism , or by inadvertence and well-intentioned stupidity . |
| 3 | This can be distressing for other residents and staff unless it is handled sensitively . |
| 4 | A COMPANY is threatening to axe half its workforce unless it is paid more than £20,000 claimed to be owed them by Liverpool City Council . |
| 5 | The examiner is not interested in all that the candidate knows , nor can he give marks for the evidence of this knowledge unless it is directed exactly and specifically to the narrow topic of the question . |
| 6 | No birth control method will work unless it is used regularly — the one time you take a chance could be the time pregnancy occurs ! |
| 7 | In a speech in Donegal before the by-election in November 1980 , Garrett FitzGerald of Fine Gael said , ‘ Until and unless it is shown conclusively that this danger can be effectively-controlled , which appears not to be the case , we oppose exploration ’ . |
| 8 | Suppose manufacturer A has for some years produced a razor which will not normally cut the user unless it is slid sideways across the skin . |