Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] not be because " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they say no , it might not be because they do n't like the sound of it but because their lists are already full and they are unable to take on any more . |
| 2 | If I decided to play in it , it would not be because of $50,000 but because I felt better . |
| 3 | She had been right to say it was people like that who do terrible things , and if Timothy Gedge did do terrible things it would not be because he was different and exotic but because he was possessed of an urge to become so . |
| 4 | IF ENGLAND fail to win the Jawaharlal Nehru Centenary Cricket Trophy — the grand title ( which is accompanied by the unofficial suffix of ‘ Mini World Cup ’ ) presumably intended to persuade the public that they are about to witness something cosmic rather than just another one-day tournament — it will not be because of being under-prepared . |
| 5 | If the Tories lose , it will not be because of him , or the campaign . |