Example sentences of "it [was/were] not [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it were not known that pupil-dilation was intimately related to neurological functioning of the brain its absence in some cases of head injury might go unremarked ; but once its significance is appreciated , such a seemingly slight symptom assumes drastic importance . |
| 2 | It was n't Caspar that had been after the lambs . |
| 3 | It was n't said that there were cells that actually corresponded to those features , not but nonetheless the output from the system could be thought of as a feature detection system . |
| 4 | She gave a shaky laugh , wanting to add something to the effect that it was n't fear that drew people to Marc , but more like sheer charisma . |
| 5 | ‘ It was n't fighting that killed your father , Sarah . |
| 6 | Because it was n't considered that that the level of housing required could be accommodated in that area . |
| 7 | It was not disputed that the effect of Rule 4.90 between Mr Sawar and BCCI was to reduce his indebtedness to BCCI by the amount outstanding to his credit in the deposit account . |
| 8 | Before me it was not disputed that if the joint tenancy was severed , she and her husband thereafter were beneficially interested in the two properties in equal shares . |
| 9 | The evidence produced included a transcript in English of Price 's evidence before the City Court of Gôteborg ; and it was not disputed that this evidence was admissible under paragraph 12 of the Schedule 1 . |
| 10 | It was not disputed that such interference with business is tortious if any unlawful means are used . ’ |
| 11 | It was not disputed that teachers ought to be aware of the relation between educational success and failure and the language children being to school , or that some teachers need to give a good deal of time to the study of reading . |
| 12 | There was however no detailed evidence of the employer 's turnover or size although it was not disputed that the profit under the contract amounted to $10.8 million . |
| 13 | LORD Justice Clerk Ross , delivering the opinion of the court , said that it was not disputed that there was sufficient evidence if the jury accepted it to establish that the appellant Low ( the first appellant ) was guilty of charge 3 , the murder charge , on the basis of his own actings . |
| 14 | It was not conceived that these made up , in present-day terms , a system for securing and guaranteeing quality . |
| 15 | It was not intended that the Villa would be used as a residence ( the east wing of the old mansion being retained as the family residence ) , but mainly for the exhibition of the fine collection of paintings and sculptures which the Duke had gathered together , including examples of Holbein ; Rembrandt : Leonardo da Vinci ; Titian ; Van Dyke and Rubens . |
| 16 | Making war in the twelfth century was rather like going on strike in the twentieth : it was a method of exerting economic and financial pressure on your opponent — it was not intended that it should end in his death . |
| 17 | It was not intended that colleges should have to resubmit or revise their current schemes at the point of transfer . |
| 18 | The truth of the matter was that in the absence of relevant reliable information any global sum had to be determined in a somewhat arbitrary way , but in any case it was not intended that everybody should be paid the full value of their claims . |
| 19 | At that time it was not realised that the investigating team were already in possession of the evidence necessary to determine the cause of the accident and it was entirely fortuitous that the body that was removed from under the pathologist 's nose was not one containing vital evidence . |
| 20 | In this case it was not contended that the appellant had not acted dishonestly . |
| 21 | It was not felt that the information produced was of sufficient quality to assist in planning services . |
| 22 | It was not felt that the changes would be likely to deflect future military unrest . |
| 23 | ‘ Ah well , it was not meant that I should work in such a parish , ’ said Randolph . |
| 24 | A further claim for , inter alia , unlawful means conspiracy was brought against Company B but it was not alleged that the predominant purpose of the conspiracy was to injure the plaintiffs since the defendants were obviously concerned to protect their own position . |
| 25 | At first it was not thought that sending over would prove a trade , but with the demand the price was fixed at £5.5.0. a box . ’ |
| 26 | It was not thought that there was much demand for corporal punishment . |
| 27 | There was , however , ‘ increasing concern [ in Europe ] about the role of soil acidification ’ ( it was not mentioned that this has been caused by air pollution ) . |
| 28 | When the plans were made it was not known that Myrtle Mott would be unable to teach during the year or that one of the days selected would coincide with an invitation for the N.D.T. to appear in Scotland . |
| 29 | It was not supposed that they dealt at arm 's length . |
| 30 | The club have kept this one very quiet as it was not expected that Hanley , who returned from a summer in Australia with a bad pelvic strain , would come back before the New Year . |