Example sentences of "if [pron] does not [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will be better , perhaps , if she does not wholly know that the will is in question . ’ |
| 2 | Would it be worthwhile for each discipline to set up think tanks — if one does not already exist — of their most imaginative scientists , engineers etc , with , perhaps , three remits : ( i ) to identify major problems for which current and foreseeable knowledge offers no solution ; ( ii ) to pinpoint what basic knowledge is needed , what would be the characteristics of the ideal chemical or other material , together with the relevant techniques for using them ; ( iii ) recognising that what is being considered may be so far out of sight as to be beyond worthwhile research based on existing knowledge and know-how , to organise a system that will recognise the first appearance of the new knowledge and then steer research in the right direction without delay . |
| 3 | The subsidence they produce around them will , in time , make a sea if one does not already exist . ’ |
| 4 | It is worth noting that the Compact will not be fulfilling all of its objectives if it does not regularly ask participating companies to contribute to a wide variety of activities in the Compact schools . |
| 5 | Make a reference on the face of the profit and loss account as to the position of the statement of retained profits if it does not immediately follow the profit and loss account . |
| 6 | Even if reasonable steps have been taken to bring the exemption clause to the notice of the buyer , it will not be incorporated if it does not clearly cover the particular transaction in question . |
| 7 | The freeze on spirits duty acknowledges , if it does not yet rectify , the wholly unjust domestic tax regime against which the Scotch whisky industry has had to struggle for years . |
| 8 | This may help to explain , even if it does not wholly excuse , the extraordinary silence of the laws of war so far as nuclear weapons are concerned . |
| 9 | Any model of the mind which allows for such a possibility is not a simple one , and hints at , if it does not actually affirm , the existence of the unconscious . |
| 10 | ‘ The man will be a fool if he does not immediately fall in love with you . ’ |
| 11 | In the same way , a thoughtless parent who informs his or her child that he is ‘ stupid ’ will often be responsible for producing an adult who , even if he does not honestly believe in his heart of hearts that he is stupid , certainly does not have any real faith in his own ability . |
| 12 | If he does not so agree , then the Precedents in Chapters 3 and 4 are appropriate , and it is up to the wife to make a further conveyance or deed of gift once the property is vested in herself alone . |
| 13 | This point emerged in a 1986 case in which the High Court accepted that a person seeking a job relies on the accuracy of a reference about his character and capabilities even if he does not actually ask for it himself . |