Example sentences of "if not [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and he 's sending it first post , it should be through today , if not tomorrow morning , erm |
| 2 | There can be little doubt that the main , if not only purpose of these civil defences was for protection . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , some of them are straight , and some of them are bisexual , if not actually homo . |
| 4 | For example , the distribution of the labour force between agriculture and industry has always been regarded as an important indicator of economic growth , if not precisely development , because most of the present advanced industrial societies , in particular the United Kingdom and the United States , exhibited a marked tendency to reduce their agricultural labour force while increasing their industrial labour force . |
| 5 | Moreover , there were strong elements of continuity , especially with regard to the central organising significance of Christianity which from the early days of Christendom to the present has structured basic beliefs and formed the framework within which law and custom ( if not always behaviour ) have operated . |