Example sentences of "[adj] if [pers pn] can not [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | We live in a cause-and-effect world and feel uncomfortable if we can not discover the reasons for the events that surround us . |
| 2 | They feel that they should know what they want in a room from the very beginning , and feel incompetent if they can not make up their minds right away . |
| 3 | I am sorry if I can not fulfil your request on this point . |
| 4 | It is pretty disgraceful if I can not put to the right hon. and learned Member for Monklands , East the points which have been the centre of debate in this country for the past 10 days , but I shall do so . |
| 5 | However , like teaching a dog to dance on one leg , the exercise is impressive but ultimately futile if we can not see some practical purpose for it . |
| 6 | There is a book to be written on the identity crisis apparent in nurses who have been left to the mercy of all the changes , and you will be far from alone if you can not tell a facilitator from a patient services coordinator ! |
| 7 | Once meals are being delivered regularly , the WRVS helper will be very concerned if she can not get an answer when she calls and every effort will be made to ensure that the recipient is safe . |
| 8 | The hungry or thirsty horse becomes anxious if it can not satisfy these needs , and as a consequence drives itself harder to find food or water . |
| 9 | The fact that you might have been able to get it yourself is only relevant if you can not afford to buy it . |
| 10 | ‘ I find life so boring if I can not enjoy a drink , ’ he said . |
| 11 | But officials insist that Poland 's national telephone company , PTTP , will be protected only for a few more years and will then be left to go bankrupt if it can not compete against privately owned network operators . |