Example sentences of "[adj] if they [verb] n't [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's not always easy or straightforward , and I still have difficulty in dealing with such sweeping generalisations as : ‘ he 's a Down 's Syndrome — they can be very stubborn , ca n't they ? ’ ; ‘ mentally handicapped … they can be quite violent if they do n't get their own way ’ . |
| 2 | Some of the men had brought ropes and small axes with them so that , while they were in the forest , they could carry back a load of firewood rather than returning empty-handed if they did n't get the boar . |
| 3 | FOREST directors would n't be human if they did n't relish Brian Clough stewing in his own juice . |
| 4 | Somebody once said to me they think it 's really rude if they did n't bring wine to a , to a dinner party and then they do n't have to have to drink it . |
| 5 | And when he was found they 'd both be in such a heap of dung , they 'd be lucky if they did n't find themselves nicked as thieves . |
| 6 | They 're also supremely naive if they do n't think at some point in the future that MCA will hike out a similar compilation to the one Phonogram just have … that 's always assuming that they sort themselves out enough to have the required amount of hits . |
| 7 | This plan 's only going to be successful if they do n't suspect anything , and if they see her around they 'll suspect lots . |
| 8 | For their part , the lunchers grew accustomed to cet original de Monsieur Flaubert , and were disappointed if they did n't spot him , in Nubian shirt and silk skullcap , gazing back at them , taking the novelist 's view . |
| 9 | Ye , I feel actually women go , or people in general , go to the doctors expecting a tablet , a prescription , and are very disappointed if they do n't get one . |
| 10 | He dare n't refuse , I think he thinks ‘ ladies ’ fall down dead if they do n't have a bath when they want one . |
| 11 | The elder one is particularly interested in science and I should n't be at all surprised if they do n't become scientists |
| 12 | It might not be all that much , but it might be almost bearable if they did n't keep tormenting him . |