Example sentences of "'s not [prep] [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | Nobody 's going to know officially and it 's not as if there are hundreds of you or anything — I mean , so what if somebody does find you ? |
2 | ‘ Oh do go on , ’ Harriet hovers above , laughing , ‘ it 's not as if we did n't all know how virtuous you feel . ’ |
3 | It 's not as if there are n't aspects of his career that are n't worth exploring : how did he come to use drums , then almost unknown in Texan country line-ups ? |
4 | Deirdre is Scottish herself , so it 's not as if she 's new to wide skies and stirring views , but Orkney surpasses all she 's known before . |
5 | It 's not as if Pittston is heading for bankruptcy . |
6 | ‘ It 's not as if I done anything wrong . |
7 | ‘ It 's not as if I wanted to . |
8 | And it 's not as if I 've gone off it within myself . |
9 | It 's not as if we 're like bus drivers or air traffic controllers . |
10 | It 's not as if grey anoraks are cheap . |
11 | It 's not as if the regulation colours are practical . |
12 | It 's not as if it 'll frighten the horses , because they 're supposed to be colour blind : mind you , have seen some of the migraine colour schemes a racing cyclist friend wears I 'm not so sure about that ! |
13 | ‘ It 's not as if your task is easy , even with suitable animals . ’ |
14 | His puppies do the same thing — and it 's not as if they can copy him , because they never see him . |
15 | It 's daft really , because it 's not as if you suddenly develop crow 's feet or memory failure . |
16 | Co-producer Robert Relea hit back : ‘ It 's not as if we like working nights . ’ |
17 | Spokesman Colin Tweedie said : ‘ It 's not as if when Ophelia drowns someone will jump on stage brandishing a packet of Comfort . |
18 | It 's not as if there was a stash of notes that he could extort from Stone and take away with him . |
19 | ‘ But it 's not as if I 'm facing surgery , or anything drastic like that . |
20 | OK , so I 've never seen Kurt look quite that pale before , and I 'm not sure it 's such a good idea for Courtney to be zipping about with Kurt on that hired motorbike while seven months pregnant but , hell , it 's not as if anyone 's dead . |
21 | ‘ I mean , it 's not as if there 's anything I can do , is there , Nurse ? |
22 | ‘ It 's not as if they 're poaching us or anything . |
23 | It 's not as if people are popping in and out of the house all day . ’ |
24 | It 's not as if they say to their kids : ‘ try to the best of your ability . ’ |
25 | ‘ It 's not as if I 'd ever touch on … ’ |
26 | It 's not as if Roy 's had it on his toes , is it ? |
27 | However , it 's not as if they 've erected a Chinese Wall . |
28 | It 's not as if I ever go out . ’ |
29 | After all , it 's not as if we have n't been forewarned . ’ |
30 | It 's not as if he 's taking voluntary retirement . |