Example sentences of "not [that] i [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | You reckon not , not with the cut , it 's , well not that I know it 's , it 's got two |
2 | I never forget a face — ( He looks into the SPY 's face ) … not that I know yours that is . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | Not that I 've anything against Americans ; far from it . |
5 | Well it 's , it 's not that I mean I 'm just trying to see |
6 | 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 ? |
7 | Well it 's not that I mean there 's a |
8 | We 've been together eight years now — so we 're over the seven year itch , not that I had one . |
9 | It 's not that I begrudge you your father 's royalties . |
10 | ‘ I said I was subject to them , not that I let them rule me ! ’ |
11 | Not that I hope it does . |
12 | Not that I blamed her . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | Parting you from Jones that time does n't seem to have curtailed your ongoing little adventure — not that I thought it would . ’ |
15 | I thought , the not that I made there was safety . |
16 | " Yes , it is , Butterworth , Clibber , it 's not that I doubt you , but I want to see for myself . |
17 | 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 . |
18 | ‘ Yes , not that I knew it at the time , of course , else I 'd never have gone . ’ |
19 | Not that I knew anything about the area of course . |
20 | Ltd. v. B.O.A.C. [ 1955 ] A.C. 169 , 191 , Lord Reid stated that if the arguments are fairly evenly balanced ( not that I believe they are in this case ) , that interpretation should be chosen which involves the least alteration of the existing law . |
21 | ‘ Not that I find it easy to deny what everyone else in Europe apparently finds truthful . |
22 | ‘ Oh , it 's not that I think myself better , not a bit . |
23 | ‘ Not that I think there 's any danger of anyone getting hurt , ’ he added . |
24 | ‘ Not that I think there 's anything to be ashamed of in pursuing one 's legitimate debts . |
25 | She 's not that I think she 'll know how upset she is . |
26 | Mrs Fleming 's … well , she 's quite fat , and she looks a lot older than Mr Fleming — not that I think he 's about to do a Mr Rochester , stick her up the Loft nor nothing ! |
27 | Not that I think he 'll feel like doing much of anything for a few hours , anyway . ’ |
28 | Not that I fancied him before but . |
29 | ‘ Not that I mind 'er pullin' me leg , I 'm just thankful you ai n't beatin' 'er black an' blue , it upset me when — ’ The landlady stopped . |
30 | Edwin was a crafty old so-andso and he did n't like his children very much — not that I blame him — so I thought I 'd better get the beneficiaries together and explain . |