Example sentences of "not that i [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's not that I 've anything against audiences , it 's just that when they 're a blur they 're so friendly — just one big smiley mess . |
| 2 | Not that I 've anything against Americans ; far from it . |
| 3 | 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 ? |
| 4 | ‘ Yes , not that I knew it at the time , of course , else I 'd never have gone . ’ |
| 5 | Not that I knew anything about the area of course . |
| 6 | Not that I have anything against ugliness . |
| 7 | Not that I have anything against gas fitters but I do think that to do what I did at 15 takes a bit more courage . |
| 8 | It 's not that I have anything against them per se , of course . |
| 9 | Not that I wanted you to be my lover . |
| 10 | Not that I expect someone like you to ’ |
| 11 | Not that I expect you to be so baby-besotted as the people round here — with good cause , of course , as Ewan has to be a paragon ! |