Example sentences of "not [conj] he [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not that he is interested . |
| 2 | ‘ To a farmer it 's an anathema not to produce on his land and therefore it 's not that he is not being responsible in meeting the challenges . ’ |
| 3 | Not that he is smug . |
| 4 | For example , it is often the case that the essential characteristic of a " slave " is not that he is in a servile position or economically disadvantaged but that , not being a kinsman , he is denied the rights of a full human being . |
| 5 | Not that he 's cruel in any way , he 's just thoughtless . |
| 6 | Not that he 's suspicious . |
| 7 | It 's not that he 's 27 years old or an amateur boxer , but that he 's black . |
| 8 | Not that he 's the only climber who appears to wish to play down the education aspects of his past — amongst many others with whom you can have sport in this manner are Stephen Venables ( Charterhouse ) , our own Tom Prentice at Climber ( Harrow ) , or even Ed himself ( Uppingham ) . |
| 9 | I think any serious climber has got to admit that he 's lucky to be alive , not that he 's skilful to be alive . |
| 10 | Not that he 's a charity either . |
| 11 | that the kids erm as an alternative , the kids could get some help on how to , look at all the reports and extract a couple of positive statements that 's what the emphasis should be , not that he 's a git ! |
| 12 | I do n't know — it 's not that he 's my dad . |
| 13 | ’ Not that he 's ever said . |
| 14 | Not that he 's the worst of them , poor old devil . |
| 15 | Not that he 's the only gay don at Oxford , far from it , but in his case the rumours were about boys . |
| 16 | Not that he 's not tough , oh no , it 'd be a mistake to underestimate how vicious the little sod can be . ’ |
| 17 | It 's not that he 's unfriendly or awkward or rude , merely uncomfortable at being in the spotlight without a character to hide behind . |
| 18 | mind you , not that he 's giving any secrets away , it 's been |
| 19 | It 's not that he 's being kicked out . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'll never believe he done it , ’ said Mrs Flaherty , when she came round for a cup of tea and a slice of the action , ‘ not if he 's convicted by a dozen juries , and do n't tell me he 'll get a fair trial in the current climate of opinion , not unless they pick twelve men the same size and true . |
| 21 | Not if he 's in the area , and everything tells me he is . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Not if he 's … ’ |
| 23 | Not if he 's formally taken off the case . ’ |
| 24 | it is what I 've always thought for a long time that somebody like Brian if he 's not if he 's not showing at our fish at our show , even as an A class judge , I , I fail to see why he ca n't judge at our show it 's , he goes to Skelm and , and judges there and our fish will be there or strange really when we 're struggling for judges that , that we do n't do these things . |
| 25 | I 'm not if he 's home . |
| 26 | Mr Clinton can not believe in all the things that his myriad groups of supporters think he believes in , or at least he can not if he is to rescue his presidency . |
| 27 | We 'll see him if he is and not if he is n't , ’ he said with a relaxed informality that charmed her . |
| 28 | The nurse gave a small laugh as he said , ‘ Well , not until he 's ready , and I should think not this time . |
| 29 | ‘ Not until he 's arrived , ’ Paula replied . |
| 30 | He 's got a musical test which says do n't they 're tired they 're tired and then he said the pig says I 'm not and then the people said Oh dear and then he said I 'm hungry and then they said they 're hungry and he says I 'm not and he 's sleepy . |