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 .
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