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 . |