Example sentences of "[subord] if [pers pn] [verb] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if any words could be found in the Statute which provided that besides paying Income Tax on income people should pay for advantages or emoluments in its wider sense ( such as I think the word " emoluments " here , has not , for reasons to be presently given ) , there is no doubt of Mr Tennant 's possession of a material advantage , which made his salary of higher value to him than if he did not possess it , and upon the hypothesis which I have just indicated , would be taxable accordingly . |
| 2 | Certainly the number of offspring that a male may sire as a result of reciprocating coalitions will be greater than if he did not participate , while his lifespan is probably only slightly affected by such activity . |
| 3 | In 1989 , in a state with average AFDC payments , a single woman with two children who took a job at the minimum wage ( then $3.35 an hour ) would earn a paltry $33 more each month than if she did not work at all and stayed on welfare . |
| 4 | Because if we do not have objectives we drift or stagnate or follow every temptation . |
| 5 | The sad fact is that many of these ‘ irruptive ’ birds spend their last days in the islands , because if they do not move on immediately while they still have the strength , the more time they spend searching for what is n't there , the less chance there is of their being able to make another long sea crossing . |
| 6 | All hon. Members on both sides of the House have an obligation to scrutinise legislation but , understandably , Opposition Members will have more interest in trying to delay it , because if they do not have the votes to defeat the Government , they will try to protract discussion . |
| 7 | This can cause problems because if you do not pay tax then you will not be able to sign the Certificate on form R190(SD) and ACET would not be able to re-claim basic rate on the payment . |
| 8 | Foolish because if you do not tell me , I have the power to take you away from the river bank , away from the sun and light , and shut you in the caracol for ever . ’ |
| 9 | The chairman called on the Department to take action about those complaints because if it did not do so there would be little industry left to take action about . |
| 10 | I ignored the contradiction upon which his judgment was based since if he did not read a paper he could not assess its worth . |
| 11 | They were in the main Conservative Whips in both Houses , for if they did not know the form then nobody else would . |
| 12 | I tell you the truth : it is to your advantage that I go away ; for if I do not go away , the Paraclete will not come to you ; but if I go , I will send him to you . |
| 13 | ‘ It is to your advantage that I go away , for if I do not go away the Paraclete will not come to you . |
| 14 | For if he did not assume that " mind " is an exclusive property of the observer , he would have to suppose that the stuff he observes possesses the same qualities of imagination as he claims for himself . |
| 15 | Failure to bring about the defection would mean certain imprisonment , possibly death , for if he did not bring matters to a successful conclusion , Manville and his colleagues would not make the slightest attempt to help him . |