Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] not that " in BNC.
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| 31 | It was not that he had never loved his only child . |
| 32 | It was not that she had signed under some induced misapprehension as to the nature or character of what she was signing . |
| 33 | The immediate cause of the split was the constitutional changes taking place in the Labour Party ; it was not that the Gang of Four and their sympathizers objected to reforms which improved internal party democracy , but they opposed the particular type of reform which was designed to strengthen the position of Left-wing elements in the Labour movement . |
| 34 | It was not that she was unattractive , or that there had not been offers for her . |
| 35 | It was not that Mr Grey 's enthusiasm for selling books had waned , rather that he was convinced of the advantages of diversification . |
| 36 | It was not that he was n't loyal to the cause , but because he appeared to enjoy his own sense of importance too much . |
| 37 | ‘ It was not that broke me , ’ said Tutilo simply . |
| 38 | 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 . |
| 39 | It was not that I was so self-blind that I saw nothing to be learnt . |
| 40 | It was not that her therapist was possessed of unusual wisdom or insight and that Scarlet had learned from her : it was just that Scarlet had discerned her way of thought and her approach to the problems which beset the insecure and so found her entirely predictable . |
| 41 | It was not that both sides were preparing for some future war to deter the other side . |
| 42 | It was not that he could not write , as he spoke , fluently and well : talking with him was one of the pleasures of life . |
| 43 | It was not that they did n't know about the brain . |
| 44 | It was not that the mines were not producing for between 1564–1570 metal to the value of £31,167 was sold , but even this did not cover the operating costs . |
| 45 | It was not that he was too sure of himself simply that he was a good judge of the possible . |
| 46 | It was not that she felt a need for approval , but it was disheartening that these people should show so little comprehension of the sacrifice she had made in wedding her life to theirs . |
| 47 | It was not that I had abandoned the political book : it was that the mounting gravity of current events had turned my interests from theory to practice . |
| 48 | It was not that the athletes who won in 1924 were any less determined or committed in their approach . |
| 49 | It was not that she minded the hard work ; it was what the hard work did to her poor hands . |
| 50 | It was not that she lacked sympathy for Sarah ; she had made that plain in her letter to John . |
| 51 | It was not that he posed any real threat ( although he was discussing collaboration with moderate socialist exiles ) . |
| 52 | It was not that the wives and children of hand-loom weavers did not work . |
| 53 | It was not that she was weakening , she told herself , it would just be simpler to let him move the bureau . |
| 54 | After all , just look round any bar and you 'll see that everybody there , myself included ( you too if it 's your kind of bar ) , has in their time been both The Boy and The Older Man , both Banker and Domestic , Ingenue and Other Woman , booted Prince and stirrup-holding Groom — but I do n't mean either that you should have complete license to make him look just how you wish ; I do n't want to think of anyone hearing this story and grinning and thinking of Boy as some permanently , conveniently smiling blue-eyed blonde , because he was not that in any way and that is not what he meant to us . |