Example sentences of "if [n mass] [verb] [not/n't] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't see why I should spend time some way away if people have n't actually articulated what they 're trying to achieve . |
| 2 | Furthermore , it is said , as native speakers of a language seem able to recognize correct and incorrect sentences , the idea of there being language rules exemplified in such sentences does seem to correspond to some kind of reality , even if people do not always speak according to these abstracted rules . |
| 3 | erm if people do n't actually read the policies erm they wo n't be fully aware of what they 're being offered . |
| 4 | However , there is a further piece of evidence , which can be used to show how historical circumstances can produce a dramatic demystification of the monarchy , which would not be possible if people did not already possess the ideological tools for critical demystification . |
| 5 | If people did not naturally groan , grimace , or whatever , ‘ then it would be impossible to teach a child the use of the word ‘ tooth-ache ’ ’ . |