Example sentences of "not that i [adv] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well no it 's not that I just think it 's the I do n't know you can see through it more . |
| 2 | Not that I really expected them to ; I could hardly expect the Umpire to side with me so soon . |
| 3 | He frequents a seedy restaurant — ‘ You see this wretched tavern I spend all my time in , and I enjoy it , or rather it 's not that I really enjoy it , but one must have somewhere to perch ’ : this is the form which the Dostoevsky no-home takes with him , likewise the transpersonal motif first voiced by Marmeladov in this novel , that a man must have somewhere to go . |
| 4 | Not that I ever took them myself , because auction rings are a bit rough and noisy — places for men , really — so a kind neighbour would attend to things for me , such as arranging transport and attending the sale . |
| 5 | Not that I ever believed her — not for a moment . |
| 6 | Night porter , Q is lifts to all floor , and S is swimming pool and I know there 's a swimming pool because not that I ever used it , but ma it , it was when I booked Francis . |