Example sentences of "[not/n't] [prep] if [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ It 's not as if they would add up to a great sum . ’ |
| 2 | After all it 's not as if they ca n't score . |
| 3 | His puppies do the same thing — and it 's not as if they can copy him , because they never see him . |
| 4 | It 's not as if they could read the Radio Times and see |
| 5 | It 's not as if we could all flit to another ‘ green ’ world . |
| 6 | ‘ It is not as if we will be stuck with lorry traffic for the next three years we will be stuck with it for ever more . |
| 7 | It is not as if we can give young people a ration of knowledge that they can draw on throughout their careers . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's not as if I 'd ever touch on … ’ |
| 9 | It 's not as if I could tell you much , anyway , seeing I never met her . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ It 's not as if you can do anything — and believe me , we 've enough staff who 'll be more than happy to keep him occupied if he should wake up , but just now all he wants to do is sleep . |
| 11 | Not as if you can wash them . |
| 12 | It 's not as if you can stagger in like when you 've got a heavy cold , at least |
| 13 | Oh , oh , it 's not , it 's not as if you can do , go long , long ways does it , do a , fill up you , fill up very often do you ? |
| 14 | It was not as if she would be going to his home . |
| 15 | It 's not as if it 'll frighten the horses , because they 're supposed to be colour blind : mind you , have seen some of the migraine colour schemes a racing cyclist friend wears I 'm not so sure about that ! |
| 16 | I er I du n no I think you maybe do in the fifth year but I doubt it , but I mean it 's so stupid though we got it opposite our school I mean it 's not as if it would be that difficult for the people in our school to pay for us . |
| 17 | ‘ Anyway , ’ said Amiss , ‘ from what you say , it 's not as if he could bring in the police and have the club cleansed of sin . |
| 18 | Table 22 of Appendix 1 shows that when people have recently bought a major item for cash rather than credit , half did so either because they never use credit or because they prefer not to if they can avoid it . |
| 19 | It was n't as if one could do anything to stop it . |
| 20 | Not that he wished any harm to Rose , and it was n't as if she would be on her own because , being the wife of Peter , and he the stable man , she was well set in their cottage . |
| 21 | It was n't as if he could see her in the flimsy satin nightdress , was it ? |
| 22 | It was n't as if you could rely on him being away from home during the working day . |