Example sentences of "if he [vb past] [not/n't] [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although mainly a director of low budget productions , he told me that before the war he concerned it a poor year if he did not earn six thousand pounds , quite a sum for those days . |
| 2 | Derek Young was exceptionally controlled in his demeanour and general behaviour , unconsciously fearing another disaster like the loss of his brother if he did not exercise sufficient control . |
| 3 | One after the other was called to report why he had not been to the police court for a long period , and threatened that if he did not do more work in the future he would lose pay . |
| 4 | If he did not touch such heights again , he remained a thoroughly reliable keeper right to the end , small , neat and quiet , and rarely given to histrionics . |
| 5 | He was advised by doctors Continued on Page 3 Continued from Page 1 that a degenerative disc might need surgery if he did not take complete rest . |
| 6 | He built up a large practice , relying especially on ‘ native ’ clients , and earned enough money to enable him to live in a very opulent way , even if he did not save any considerable fortune . |
| 7 | If he did not suspect any particular person , he had no redress . |
| 8 | When asked whether he would support a constitutional change in Scotland if he did not have proportional representation , he said no ; so he makes it clear that he gives higher priority to the self-interest of the Liberal Democrats and a voting system that would help them than to the issue of principle on Scotland 's constitutional future . |
| 9 | If he did not follow this code then he was not a Bwana Shauri of the Masai tribe . ’ |
| 10 | Eck 's defence was that of ‘ operational necessity ’ , i.e. that if he did not destroy all traces of the sinking , his boat would be in grave danger of itself being sunk by Allied aircraft in the morning , as had happened to his four predecessors . |
| 11 | as if he did not know all this for himself , and was not endlessly wrestling , valiantly and incredulously , with the problem of his own chronic poverty ! |
| 12 | The letter had not been answered , and the Laird of Gartmore took offence , declaring ‘ that if he did not get such trifles to oblige his friends that they might depend upon his going against them ’ . |
| 13 | ‘ And if he did n't do that , he 'd get one of his men to ring round every hotel in England . |
| 14 | And if he did n't do that she could n't possibly see how they would ever see eye to eye . |
| 15 | Mr Fractor threatened him with a sum stretching right round the classroom if he did n't stay awake and had already punished him for not finishing his work on time . |
| 16 | Jealous of Lubor ? ’ and did n't know where she was when , as if he did n't think much of sitting opposite her in one chair while she had the huge couch all to herself , Ven suddenly moved from his chair and came and sat down next to her on the couch . |
| 17 | ‘ If he did n't make such a fuss about it , make you feel guilty if you did n't go , I would never go to one of Uncle Willi 's parties ever again . ’ |
| 18 | and he did say they would have helped Terry if he did n't have all of |
| 19 | Isabel needed his protection as far as Winchester , and if he did n't have those answers before they arrived he would keep her under restraint until he unlocked every secret she possessed . |
| 20 | as if he did n't have enough to worry about . |
| 21 | as if he did n't have enough to worry about already ! |
| 22 | He just has n't got a clue , apparently he said last night he never thought it would be so hard , he had a confession with Liz or something , never thought it would be so hard and he 's really struggled this year , really , really hard work , nothing like being a deputy which to me he 's an idiot if he did n't know that , he 's feeling guilty about the phone bill , but has n't got any money at all for anything |
| 23 | I gave him the standard treatment and told him to come back immediately if he did n't get better . ’ |
| 24 | If he did n't get this across to her properly and she chose to be obstructive she could make so many complications that the very project could be damaged . |
| 25 | The England team had a few players who were later to play first-class cricket , and were brought together by one W.S. Donne , who , if he did n't enjoy great success on the Olympic playing field , achieved eminence in Rugby Union , elected president of the RFU in 1923–24 . |