Example sentences of "not that they [vb past] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not that they corresponded exactly , but they were close enough . |
| 2 | His first comment was : ‘ I have n't seen much of Matthew recently ’ — as though they had n't happened to meet in the street for a week or two — not that they had n't spoken for nearly thirty years . ’ |
| 3 | It was not that they went away , it was that they became interwoven with the strange elusive echoes and the memories that lingered in the vast dark Castle . |
| 4 | The outcome — a resounding victory for the home team , not that they appeared particularly surprised . |
| 5 | Not that they did n't work ; it just seems that teaching machines have no charisma or charm . |
| 6 | Not that they did n't have an appreciation of the arts because they were a very musical family . |
| 7 | It was not that they did n't know about the brain . |