Example sentences of "not that [pron] [adv] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | Not that they really needed it , as the chance of Triple Crown against England in a fortnight 's time duly materialised . |
2 | Not that I really expected them to ; I could hardly expect the Umpire to side with me so soon . |
3 | Not that I ever took them myself , because auction rings are a bit rough and noisy — places for men , really — so a kind neighbour would attend to things for me , such as arranging transport and attending the sale . |
4 | Not that I ever believed her — not for a moment . |
5 | Night porter , Q is lifts to all floor , and S is swimming pool and I know there 's a swimming pool because not that I ever used it , but ma it , it was when I booked Francis . |
6 | The use of special juries of merchants by Lord Mansfield to guide him on the law is well known — not that he always followed their suggestions . |
7 | Not that he personally knew what it was . |
8 | Not that he actually asked her . |
9 | Well , perhaps one could believe that , but not- ’ Her voice dropped further now and her head came towards Peggy , saying , ‘ Not that you never bathed her , never had bathed her , and that she got in the bath with her father every night . |
10 | Daphne treated them all with the same disdain , confiding in me that her one true love was still serving on the Western Front — not that she once mentioned his name in my presence . |
11 | There were Harvey Nichols and Harrods to browse through , not that she ever bought anything . |