Example sentences of "not as if [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's not as if one went on a week 's course and sat around specifically thinking about one 's courses . |
| 2 | And it 's not as if they made money every time they moved , 'cos they have n't , 'cos they lost money on that 'ouse , there . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh do go on , ’ Harriet hovers above , laughing , ‘ it 's not as if we did n't all know how virtuous you feel . ’ |
| 4 | I mean , it 's not as if I owned property there . |
| 5 | It 's not as if I gave you much choice . |
| 6 | It is not as if I abandoned her . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ It 's not as if I wanted to . |
| 8 | ‘ It was not as if I needed the money . |
| 9 | ‘ It was was partly my own fault , ’ said Gookey , ‘ but it 's not as if I did n't attempt to register . |
| 10 | It 's not as if I worked for a large network news show . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's not as if you planned it , ’ she said quietly , for some incomprehensible reason trying to ease his distress . |
| 12 | There must be a strong reason why no one of her family will have her and it is not as if she had no money . |
| 13 | It 's not as if she did n't warn me , is it ? |
| 14 | ‘ Did n't I ? ’ said Rose , not as if it had slipped her mind , but as if he had . |
| 15 | No it 's not as if it happened suddenly . |
| 16 | He turned to her , but not as if he knew who she was . |
| 17 | He left behind him the impression — but not as if he had ever meant to say it — that anyone who disagreed with him must really be rather stupid . |
| 18 | ‘ And it 's not as if he had any convictions of his own , ’ said his Auntie Ethel . |
| 19 | It was n't as if they had some sort of relationship ; he had taken her out only to help her with her search . |
| 20 | It was n't as if they did n't know they were taking a risk — during the fifties and sixties debates raged in the press about highrise housing , with its defenders calling opposition simply prejudice . |
| 21 | We were n't hurting anyone or upsetting anyone , it was n't as if we stood in the corridor kissing and cuddling . |
| 22 | It was n't as if she had searched for it , determined to see what lay behind the forever locked door . |
| 23 | It was n't as if she wanted or needed his complete understanding . |
| 24 | It was n't as if he had asked for a fee , he had gone to the school for nothing , out of the goodness of his heart . |
| 25 | It was n't easy , travelling , in those days , but it was n't as if he belonged here anyway . ’ |
| 26 | It is n't as if he 'd seen all that much of it , really . " |
| 27 | And it was n't as if he put up with her cooking in the hope that he would . |
| 28 | It is n't as if I ate much . |