Example sentences of "[not/n't] [conj] [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 You have to care for them , which means starting from where they are in life , not where you want them to be , and taking their lives and lack of belief seriously .
2 You could also erm , start to recognize the benefit of the rural sector , and one reason why they were discriminating , L D Cs tended to want to ignore that and sort of shun it , because it 's not sort of a glamorous image they were trying to hope for in the urban sector , and , so , if they did help them , say give them units , like the repair men , units to work in , and they put them in really totally crappy accommodation , and up not where you need it , and not where people pass by with their motors and things , they , they 'd put them somewhere up on a hill , overlooking a city , so erm , to encourage the informal sector by erm , sort of on a par with the formal sector because erm , their inter- reacting , inter-relating now , like they 're providing cheap inputs for the formal industries and , and the formal industries are pro providing clientele all for the informal sector , and so it 's all inter-linked and , and it 's there now .
3 Not that they had anything against the original character or film ; far from it .
4 Not that they had anything against cats as cats , but witches were believed to take the form of cats , so it was all quite reasonable , really . ’
5 Not that they expected anything other than a hard time when they visited Barnsley .
6 My veterinary colleagues tell me one of the main dangers with such large dogs is not that they injure themselves ( through overexercising before their skeletons can carry their weight ) but that their diets are over-supplemented , particularly with excessive calcium , which damages bone growth and hinders development .
7 It 's not that they need them , it 's because they know everyone else has got them .
8 Not that they treat their women badly — rather both sexes go their own way , the ladies of the nobility preferring to take their refreshment by themselves in another chamber .
9 Not that we deserve it anyway .
10 Not that we knew you were coming but
11 ‘ It 's not that we think it 's wrong to have girl-friends , we just choose not to at the moment .
12 Not that we want it , just the number , that 's fine .
13 It 's not that we have anything to hide .
14 You reckon not , not with the cut , it 's , well not that I know it 's , it 's got two
15 I never forget a face — ( He looks into the SPY 's face ) … not that I know yours that is .
16 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 .
17 Not that I 've anything against Americans ; far from it .
18 Well it 's , it 's not that I mean I 'm just trying to see
19 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 ?
20 Well it 's not that I mean there 's a
21 We 've been together eight years now — so we 're over the seven year itch , not that I had one .
22 It 's not that I begrudge you your father 's royalties .
23 ‘ I said I was subject to them , not that I let them rule me ! ’
24 Not that I hope it does .
25 Not that I blamed her .
26 Not that I thought he understood the music that much , but it was the image of he people behind the music , because people like Charlie Mingus are quite characters .
27 Parting you from Jones that time does n't seem to have curtailed your ongoing little adventure — not that I thought it would . ’
28 I thought , the not that I made there was safety .
29 " Yes , it is , Butterworth , Clibber , it 's not that I doubt you , but I want to see for myself .
30 Yep and and he does n't seem to be able to concentrate and I said , but Neil you can drive , when you go out with me you drive beautifully yes but yours is an automatic car , I said , it 's not that I said you 've got road sense you know what you 're doing , I said your good .
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