Example sentences of "if [n mass] [verb] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 2 ) If cc had not existed , e would not have happened . |
| 2 | If each of the others had not been complete , then if cc had not been , e would not have happened . |
| 3 | More generally , if cc was a causal circumstance for c , and with the other terms defined as with ( 5 ) , we have this : ( 7 ) If none of cc " or cc " or … existed , then if cc had not existed , even if any change x had occurred logically consistent with that and with e 's absence , c would not have happened . |
| 4 | And then … as if people had not been hearing things since Noah hit his thumb with a hammer , SOUND arrived . |
| 5 | No , I 've arranged to rent Mr Boldwood 's farm , and I could have been your farm manager as well , if — well — if people had n't said things about us . ’ |
| 6 | For instance , if people have n't exhibited management ability in what they think are the worthwhile things they 've done over the past 30 years or so , the chance of them ever being good managers is remote . |
| 7 | What , what , what I would say is this , there always , there always talking about anti social behaviour around the town and as I say if people have n't got the necessary coin , it could lead to anti social behaviour , it 's as simple as that . |
| 8 | So they reckon that after about ten minutes if people have n't been involved we have n't thrown out a question or something like that people start thinking about other things and there 's been actually a bit of er analytical research on this that shows that people think about three things after about ten minutes they just switch off . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | If people have not had the chance to say the things they wanted to say then the sense of unfinished business can be overwhelming . |
| 11 | If people do not pay the community charge they will receive a reminder . |
| 12 | Policies have their conditions and we try to make them as user friendly as possible but if people do not read conditions it is difficult for us to say we will ignore those conditions . ’ |
| 13 | If people do not understand you , is it their fault or yours ? |
| 14 | Therefore , if people do not like the decisions management is taking , they will withdraw their funds , something which is easier in a financial firm than in most others . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | If people do not pay the Council will have to borrow money at current high interest rates to pay its bills ( including bills for trying to collect the tax ) and that can only mean higher poll tax bills next year . |
| 17 | I only repeat what I said last time Chairman that if the , that if people do not understand the management of the countryside , that they leave it well alone . |
| 18 | ‘ If people do not like what they read they can put the letter in the bin . |
| 19 | Ultimately , if people do n't want to hear you , they do n't want to know you . |
| 20 | After all , if people do n't want it , they wo n't have it . ’ |
| 21 | Sometimes I think : if people do n't like the way I look , that 's their problem . |
| 22 | If people do n't mind my having no degrees , I could give a few music lessons ! |
| 23 | I do n't think I 'd like to say who was the worst dressed , but if people do n't feel comfortable in their clothes , they are not likely to look good . ’ |
| 24 | If people do n't like jail , they should n't break the law . |
| 25 | He told staff : ‘ If people do n't want to go along with me there is no place for them in Ashworth . ’ |
| 26 | With that , the situation transcends the initial paradigmatic form or structure of coercion ; for if people do n't mind doing what you want them to do , you ca n't really be making them do it . |
| 27 | The current Prince of Wales has been quoted as saying that ‘ something as curious as the monarchy wo n't survive unless you take account of people 's attitudes … after all , if people do n't want it , they wo n't have it ’ ( quoted in Rose , 1985 : 75 ) . |
| 28 | It 's going to be very quiet if people do n't sing it . |
| 29 | Even if people do n't know my name , they know I 'm someone . ’ |
| 30 | The other article herewith was in the Times Ed last week and suggests that the Govt. will start to get heavy over the Tests if people do n't comply , and especially so if they are antagonistic . |