Example sentences of "[not/n't] that it [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not that it 'll do any good . ’ |
| 2 | Not that it would bother Travis one jot . |
| 3 | Not that it would stop him buying his son a small biplane , a Gypsy Moth , for his twenty-first . |
| 4 | Not that it would make much difference in this bloody place . |
| 5 | Not that it would make much difference if Lee got hold of them . |
| 6 | Not that it would mean a damn . |
| 7 | Not that it would restrict our investigations ; but the murderer might not know that . ’ |
| 8 | The problem with capitalism was not that it would fall , but that it would continue its remarkable success in raising real output and real consumption per capita , which in turn would have the effects of undermining those very social institutions on which its success depended , and creating a civilisation hostile to its continued existence . |
| 9 | Not that it would help the policeman understand Steve . |
| 10 | Not that it would trouble her overmuch with guilt . |
| 11 | Not that it would harm us to drink it as it comes . |
| 12 | Everything was very hush-hush , and it was not until it was over that the name of the target was made common knowledge — not that it would have been of any interest to us if we had known beforehand , because none of us had ever heard of it . |
| 13 | Not that it would have mattered so much : we could have gone on , wrangling over terms and leaving the outcome to chance , and there is , after all , quite a lot to be said for anticipation . |
| 14 | Not that it would have done any good . |
| 15 | Not that it would have mattered if there had been , she told herself with resignation . |
| 16 | Not that it would have proved anything if there had been . |
| 17 | And she had no intention of telling him just what she did think of him , not that it would have made sense , anyway — either to him or , more importantly , to herself . |
| 18 | Not that it would have made any difference because I mean , people used to go into shops on that side , which never came up our way and the same with us , coming up there and not going that way is n't it . |
| 19 | ‘ No , not that it would have made much sense if they had — I 'm not a particular ace when it comes to car engines . ’ |
| 20 | King did not jump , not that it would have made any difference if he had . |
| 21 | Not that it would have done the slightest bit of good . |
| 22 | It might therefore have been recommended were it not that it would take someone already well-versed in galactic studies to interpret a text badly translated and poorly proof-read , abounding in misspellings and obscure turns of phrase . |
| 23 | It is not thought appropriate to say that the modern economy requires such an underclass , and certainly not that it must reach out to other countries to sustain and refresh it . |
| 24 | Critics of the most recent studies of compound 1080 say that they prove only that the chemical is lethal to coyotes — not that it can prevent or significantly decrease predation of flocks . |
| 25 | Not that it could go on for ever . |
| 26 | ‘ We happened to be at the mortuary … not that it will make any difference , but there is one thing we thought you would find interesting . ’ |
| 27 | Not that it will alter the computer 's mind of course but an order for the book which is being promoted along with the prize draw has gone off too . |
| 28 | ‘ Not that it 'd hold them very long , ’ he said . |
| 29 | Not that it 'd need to — Grandmaster Chess might be showing its age a bit , but if you can put up with its idiosyncrasies it 's a bargain at £1.99 , especially with Renaissance Othello thrown in for good measure . |