Example sentences of "it [is] not [adv] that [noun prp] " in BNC.
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1 | It 's not just that Mr Parnham knows the count , it 's an idea the old boy 's been floating for a while , so he tells me . |
2 | It 's not just that Fleet Street is n't where it was . |
3 | It is not only that Charlie 's lives , like those of Tiresias , grow confused ; his expression , speaking out of modern London about remote and contemporary affairs , all in ‘ a confused tangle of other voices ’ , like a poetic ventriloquist , points in the direction of |
4 | It is not merely that Mansell is Britain 's leading driver — no other Briton has won a Grand Prix for nine years — but that he is someone fans can identify with . |
5 | It is not often that Britain can claim a first in the field of sports science , but this research is breaking new ground . |