Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] that it [was/were] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once again the movies learnt that it was not only the wealthy and respectable who liked to think that they were being given the best . |
| 2 | Cynics argued that it was not in the interests of the nuclear industry to create even more public concern . |
| 3 | In striving for more respectable customers the exhibitors learnt that it was not just the most affluent who liked to be treated with dignity and style . |
| 4 | Other members argued that it was not the EC 's fault if Britain paid more money than others under the terms of membership , and there were bitter arguments before a temporary ( three year ) settlement of the issue was reached , at the Luxembourg summit of April 1980 , when Britain got some repayments . |
| 5 | Some men insisted that it was not possible to make your first jump without voiding your bowels . |
| 6 | Over 50 people were killed in unrest across the country in the period Aug. 2-4 , although police said that it was not clear whether all the deaths were related to the strike . |
| 7 | Equally , it would be no defence to the charge of insulting behaviour founded upon , for example , handing out leaflets seeking to persuade soldiers to desert that it was not the leafleter 's intention to insult , so long as the leaflet was in fact insulting , and the person distributing it was at least aware that it might be regarded as insulting by the person to whom it was addressed . |
| 8 | Not only is this virtually impossible ( and improbable ) in cases of injury — fatal or otherwise — to employees or the public , but in cases of financial irregularities it is always open for the suspect(s) to plead that it was not his intention to defraud shareholders , indeed even though he engaged in what appears to be financially irregular practices , his intention all along had been to improve shareholders ' financial interests , but unfortunately due to unforeseeable circumstances , matters went sour . |
| 9 | The power of trade unions ensured that it was not the workers ' wages that suffered but the employers ' profits . |