Example sentences of "not [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 Yeah but you say to her that they 're always on about how s Shrimpy ca n't do anything for himself , and it 's between Emma , it 's not between it was al even Scott said to me at the beginning oh it 's not between me , it 's nothing to do with me , it 's between Emma and Scott .
2 Yeah but you say to her that they 're always on about how s Shrimpy ca n't do anything for himself , and it 's between Emma , it 's not between it was al even Scott said to me at the beginning oh it 's not between me , it 's nothing to do with me , it 's between Emma and Scott .
3 ‘ There was a war , not between us and the Lebanese , but between us and the Palestinians , who tried to conquer Lebanon and take Lebanon and occupy it .
4 Not between us . ’
5 Talking to me , not through me , recognizing
6 Not through me I 'm not .
7 The persons whom they bring with them , however , are paid directly by the user organization and not through them .
8 of course , when you get one of those calls and you divert it back to the switchboard or divert it direct to when you put the phone down pick it up and dial zero , so you put another call through to headquarters community affairs and its not through us
9 Why is tha why is David involved in that all of a sudden , it 's not through us is it ?
10 Clara , when the idea was broached , declared instantly that it was not worth her while to ask her mother 's permission , whereupon the school embarrassingly said that if it were finance that were in question , then help might be forthcoming .
11 " Oui , " said Clara , thinking it not worth her while to draw the distinction .
12 She did not regain consciousness at any point ; it was almost , he thought bitterly , as if it were not worth her while to say goodbye to him .
13 It 's not worth me going , I 'll see how I feel , sit there snivelling always .
14 Prices are so low in the market because there is such a bumper crop that it is simply not worth them harvesting , as a result it is rational for them er just to leave the apples um , pears and what have you on , on the trees .
15 So I said to , and Julian said well he says it 's not worth us doing if he , and I said yeah well , fifteen quid that was cheap !
16 Sitting on the train she had suddenly thought that it was not worth it .
17 The summons he receives from a free-floating blonde — ‘ Leave ‘ em , Billy , they 're not worth it .
18 ‘ Well , let's have another cuppa tea , luvvie , and forget all about it … it 's not worth it .
19 Not worth it .
20 The excitement of free cash was certainly not worth it on that occasion and what the ups and downs of a baseball game did to Uncle Mick 's blood pressure and heart-beat count was not something a loving nephew dared to consider .
21 In one sense , we are not worth it .
22 It 's just not worth it to get so angry .
23 The police officer on patrol has to ask whether it is worth proceeding with and against every suspect , and will often decide it is not worth it .
24 He 's not worth it .
25 ‘ It 's not worth it , ’ said Hugh .
26 Slow down , girl , he 's not worth it — ’
27 IT 'S not worth it any more .
28 The process is satirically described by Nashe in the Anatomie of Martin Marprelate : ‘ Having bestowed his bowels in a ditch … and filled his hungry belly … with coal dust , for spice they could not bestow ( his carrion being not worth it ) and sawdust they could have none ; they wrapped him in a blanket … for that all others are lapped in sheets . ’
29 I spent some time with him after he drove back into the pit-lane and he was very categorical about his decision : ‘ It is simply not worth it , ’ he said .
30 Not worth it . ’
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