Example sentences of "not that i [vb base] [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 | It 's not that I begrudge you your father 's royalties . |
| 9 | ‘ I said I was subject to them , not that I let them rule me ! ’ |
| 10 | Not that I hope it does . |
| 11 | " Yes , it is , Butterworth , Clibber , it 's not that I doubt you , but I want to see for myself . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ Not that I find it easy to deny what everyone else in Europe apparently finds truthful . |
| 14 | ‘ Oh , it 's not that I think myself better , not a bit . |
| 15 | ‘ Not that I think there 's any danger of anyone getting hurt , ’ he added . |
| 16 | ‘ Not that I think there 's anything to be ashamed of in pursuing one 's legitimate debts . |
| 17 | She 's not that I think she 'll know how upset she is . |
| 18 | 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 ! |
| 19 | Not that I think he 'll feel like doing much of anything for a few hours , anyway . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | His correspondent had lately left the academic world for military service ; and with his own bookish situation , so detrimental to " independent thought " , Nietzsche contrasted and , in part , commended his friend 's active life : " … not that I applaud your present profession as such , bud only insofar as it is the negation of your previous life … |
| 23 | Not that I want you to agree with your colleague , but check perhaps , particularly for a bearing yourself . |
| 24 | Not that I have anything against ugliness . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | It 's not that I have anything against them per se , of course . |
| 27 | Not that I expect someone like you to ’ |
| 28 | Not that I expect you to heed my warning . |
| 29 | 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 ! |
| 30 | " Not that I allow anyone to read , " I said . |