Example sentences of "not [conj] i [modal v] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In another tone , she said , ‘ Not that I would have let her . ’ |
| 2 | Not that I would have attempted to scale the academic heights of an Oxford or a Cambridge , of course , but they do do some very stimulating courses at the Birmingham Polytechnic . |
| 3 | Not that I 'd wish to encourage you , but if she had children she would n't be so generous to you . |
| 4 | Not that I 'd have cared if it had gone up . |
| 5 | Not that I 'd like to sleep in a box , mind you , not without any air — you 'd wake up dead , for a start and then where would you be ? |
| 6 | Believe it or not but I would like to understand . ’ |
| 7 | Not till I can afford to go out and buy one . |
| 8 | Well er er I think not because I would have heard , I mean obviously they would 've er |