Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [adv] [vb mod] not [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1	But the same pursed smile and mischievous sideways glance , as if she really must not laugh at her own jokes .
2	Mademoiselle stared at the enormous thing as if she really could not believe her eyes , she gave a shriek even louder than Mary-Lou had given .
3	If you continually can not get through to your debtor , the message is as clear as if you had spoken to him .
4	If you still can not reach up to the extreme end and determine that the burrow is now empty you must reintroduce your line ferret once more to do the job for you .
5	If you really can not do without salt , then use a very small amount only .
6	If you really can not talk then you can write your replies , but I am not leaving this room until I have them .
7	The second list tells you which foods naturally contain those items — but remember , if you really can not bring yourself to eat a particular range of foods , it is always possible to take the lacking vitamin in tablet form .
8	If you really can not afford this payment talk it over with your teacher as most will help out if they possibly can .
9	If you really can not find the space anywhere else in the home you will have to try to squeeze space in the kitchen ( or go to a launderette ) .
10	If you obviously can not get down ahead or if you have doubts about it , then you have no alternative but to turn off , but check your speed first !
11	I have been quietly considering if we too should not break with philology as practised till now and its educational perspective .
12	Poindexter 's expression all through his testimony was one of mystification , shrouded in patient smoke , as if he really could not think why all these people wanted to ply him with questions .
13	Rubberneck knew them all , pious lives ; he had been lectured them a hundred times , even if he still could not fix a face to a saint , or only ( he felt an affinity ) St Francis .

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