Example sentences of "[noun sg] unless it [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Following this decree , a meeting of representatives of 130 opposition parties said that they would not participate in the conference unless it had sovereign powers . |
| 2 | At a press conference to mark his election victory a year ago , Mr Bush threatened to veto the budget unless it contained real cuts . |
| 3 | Today the functions of a local authority almost invariably involve the expenditure of money and it is clearly established that a local authority may not spend money unless it has statutory authority to do so . |
| 4 | An ex-employee is thus allowed to make use of his own memory of the work he has carried out in his previous employment unless it involves genuine secrets or is covered by an express term in the contract of employment . |
| 5 | A local authority would be expected to offer these services before seeking an order unless it had clear evidence that the parents would be unwilling or incapable of making use of them . |