Example sentences of "if this [noun sg] do [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this factor did not influence people , then the average repayment period chosen by people once they had been shown both APR and total cost as well as instalment amount would not vary very much between the different sets of respondents ( that is , those shown just the instalment amounts first , those shown APR too , and those shown total credit cost too ) . |
| 2 | You may cut a fine figure — ’ with an approving glance cast up and down his great-nephew 's fashionably tight-fitting blue coat over buckskins and top-boots ‘ — but an expensive young profligate is what you are , Dacre , and if this inheritance do n't come as a windfall you may call me a dunderhead ! ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I have not objection to giving my age but if this lady does n't want to then good luck to her , ’ she said . |
| 4 | ‘ If this country does n't stop arguing about the past , re-fighting the battles of previous generations , we will continue to go downhill , ’ he said . |
| 5 | One that er they call the that is the state over employed people and the casual and formal sector had wait dates in the formal sector they do n't meet and if this sector does not create many many jobs . |
| 6 | If this frequency does n't suit you , now is the time to talk things through because otherwise you could end up in a longterm relationship in which sex is not what you thought it would be . |
| 7 | I say ‘ obvious ’ because , if this proposition did not prevail , the property would not pass and the offender would be guilty of larceny , now described as theft . |
| 8 | I suppose I thought that I had to start somewhere , and if this bird did n't work I could always sell it and buy another . |
| 9 | ( And dear God , I thought , if this show does n't go on , I shall lose my chance … ) |
| 10 | If this car does n't shake the German establishment , then it can only be a matter of time . |
| 11 | ‘ Instead of a pay freeze for Ministers , it would have made sense to put them on performance-related pay , so that if this statement does n't work , they do n't get paid at all , ’ he said . |
| 12 | If this wind does n't stop , I 'll go silly . |
| 13 | ( 4 ) While this section applies to any premises , then for purposes other than those mentioned in subsection ( 3 ) above , or in parts of the premises other than the part so mentioned , the permitted hours shall be the same as if this section did not apply to the premises . |
| 14 | ( 4 ) While this section applies to any premises , then for purposes other than those mentioned in subsection ( 3 ) above , or in parts of the premises other than the part so mentioned , the permitted hours shall be the same as if this section did not apply to the premises . |
| 15 | The fact that these things happen over time in the same place matters , even if this study does not draw on Giddens ' ( 1981 ) notion of structuration to address this sort of question . |
| 16 | If this figure does n't appear , as in the case of Amersham International , the nominal value is always 25p . |
| 17 | It does n't matter if this essay does only end up one side long , my standard grade folio is almost complete anyway . |
| 18 | P.S If this letter does nt get there I 'm gon na give up , so if it does will someone acknowledge it so I know it has'nt been a waste of time . |