Example sentences of "not that [noun prp] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not that Eliot harboured any illusions about the efficacy of his work — although Notes … was selling well , he did not expect it to have much influence . |
| 2 | Not that Stevenson has any immediate intention to cede the reins of control of EWM — he 's still enjoying his work too much . |
| 3 | A few minutes earlier Ruth would have welcomed the idea of everyone going off to sleep ( not that Sean showed any sign of doing so ) as an opportunity for her to indulge in her own thoughts , but the fits of uninhibited laughter had restored her to something nearer to normality , and at last she was present with her companions in mind as well as in the flesh . |
| 4 | It 's not that Novell has any moral or financial obligation to be the keeper of the Unix flame . |
| 5 | Not that Bobby had much time for sea-bathing . |
| 6 | Not that Luke needed any sartorial props ; he was just naturally sensuously exciting as she had always suspected , and now knew to her cost . |