Example sentences of "[verb] it [be] not [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | With that much money involved it is not surprising that fusion has seen its share of political intrigue . |
| 2 | Granted his education and career it is not surprising that Sidonius , both in his panegyrics and also in his letter-collection , was able to see the last days of the imperial court within a traditional perspective . |
| 3 | I suppose I am plump — according to the ‘ Height and Weight ’ charts I am on the heavy side of OK , but my weight has stayed the same since I was fourteen , so I know it 's not true that I 'm overeating , or greedy . |
| 4 | I suppose it is not impossible that , if I had needed to make application to the authorities to undertake a dash to and from London for the purpose I had in mind , the brother-in-law 's request might by some happy chance have ‘ married up ’ with my own application . |
| 5 | With such general aims it is not surprising that some of the reactions were as scathing as those of Max Morris , a former President of the NUT : ‘ As a pot-pourri of platitudes , a compendium of trite banalities … [ the Framework ] would be hard to emulate . |
| 6 | Anguilla ( pronounced An-Gwil-a ) is just an hour 's flight from Antigua and with a mean monthly temperature of 80 degrees fahrenheit it is not surprising that this British Crown Colony is fast becoming the ‘ in ’ place for holidaymakers . |
| 7 | Your suspects are likely to be opposed to one another in different ways ( if they are not , you have chosen people who do not adequately reflect different aspects of your theme ) and if they are opposed it is not unlikely that they will quarrel , again about your theme . |
| 8 | When import restrictions become less onerous he felt it was not unlikely that an important Indian piece consigned in London would be sent by Sotheby 's to India for sale . |
| 9 | Given these conditions of campaigning it is not surprising that when they get to Washington legislators are even more inclined towards individualistic behaviour than before , and even less responsive to the appeals of party leaders and presidents . |
| 10 | While such wilful ignorance prevailed it is not surprising that pacifist opposition to Sir Edward Grey 's foreign policy tended to be episodic and dominated by side issues . |
| 11 | The ambassador said it was not surprising that many people refused to believe Wallenberg was dead , since the Soviet authorities initially denied he was in custody : ‘ Who believes you if you have lied before ? ’ |
| 12 | With the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate ( NII ) yet to give the go-ahead , or otherwise , for the station to re-start generation again after being shut down since February , 1991 , Mr Moares said it was not surprising that some people had put in for voluntary redundancy . |
| 13 | Lady Wilcox said it was not surprising that children did not want to eat good food . |
| 14 | He frowned when reporting this and said it was not good that she should be so hard . |
| 15 | Given this level of joint working it is not surprising that 83 per cent of DGMs agree that " it would be better all round if this DHA and FHSA merged " . |
| 16 | Very , I would say it 's not depressing that 's the wrong word , there 's no there 's a sense of , of reward and achievement , but , there ai n't no thanks in it , no gratitude about it |