Example sentences of "[not/n't] [conj] i [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | You reckon not , not with the cut , it 's , well not that I know it 's , it 's got two |
| 2 | Not that I mean it to be a breathless race , but rather that I somehow do n't see life in an ordinary manner , not even this sere and monotonous existence in Africa ; granted , it browns me off sometimes , but I do pretty well on the whole ; and if I can still enjoy this incredibly austere and disciplined life , how much more shall we not enjoy life together ? |
| 3 | Not that I hope it does . |
| 4 | Parting you from Jones that time does n't seem to have curtailed your ongoing little adventure — not that I thought it would . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Yes , not that I knew it at the time , of course , else I 'd never have gone . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Not that I find it easy to deny what everyone else in Europe apparently finds truthful . |
| 7 | Not that I gave it serious thought . |
| 8 | Not that I do it , I mean if I tried to read all that stuff , I 'd never leave home but I mean they actually give a a an advice list which we can then comply with . |
| 9 | No , I 'm not cos I think it 's quite a valid |
| 10 | ‘ Not unless I do it in the next three months , ’ she told him . |
| 11 | Not till I had it all down on tape . ’ |
| 12 | It included forty cigarettes , a white sliced loaf , tea bags , two lamb chops , half a pound of liver , pork for Sunday dinner , two tins of peas , two pints of sterilised milk — " Not because I like it , but because it lasts longer , " he said . |
| 13 | I 'm going to be deleting an application called Legato ; not because I hate it , but just as a demonstration . |
| 14 | I have quoted this passage in full , not because I think it is particularly inspired or even well-written , but because it is the nearest attempt I have come across to suggest some of the subjective , hidden meanings that might well make up a performer 's luggage when he expresses himself on stage . |
| 15 | I lit another cigarette from the stub of the first ( unheard-of for me ) — not because I wanted it but because I felt it might give an illusion of poise to walk into the Presence with a cigarette dangling carelessly from my lips . |
| 16 | If the world was not as I perceived it then it was possible that I was not damned . |
| 17 | I 'm very glad you clarified that Mr because certainly I not as I heard it er and I 'm very pleased that was clarified and I think others would have felt likewise . |
| 18 | For example , I might decide the angle of light on my desk is not as I require it on the basis of assessing the illumination and the lamp which is the source of it . |
| 19 | He said : ‘ When I went into the Leeds dressing room to say kick-off had been delayed , the reaction of their management and players was not as I believe it should be . |
| 20 | No , not when I did it . |
| 21 | he obviously has n't and I think it 's really funny ! |
| 22 | but you ca n't and I think it 's very wrong that one man should have , be almighty god really , do |
| 23 | ‘ Only one , ’ said Ken , ‘ and that was n't because I forgot it : it was because they 'd given me bad directions . ’ |
| 24 | I know that was you but y you do n't , I mean I remember u the fire we used to have here and it was n't till I gave it to a friend , I mean we kept here for a year alright , lucky enough , we did n't use it anyway I gave to a friend who doing car boot , I found it in the attic an he said to me Brenda , he said , did you ever use this fire ? |
| 25 | But you see there 's a lot , there 's so many different ways of making sangria , I mean you can make it real rough like just cheap wine , what it should be , cheap wine , sugar and , and fruit , I do n't when I make it I put rum or whisky liqueurs |
| 26 | I was n't when I lost it ! |
| 27 | ‘ It is n't as I saw it in my dreams . ’ |