Example sentences of "[be] [not/n't] that [pers pn] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My veterinary colleagues tell me one of the main dangers with such large dogs is not that they injure themselves ( through overexercising before their skeletons can carry their weight ) but that their diets are over-supplemented , particularly with excessive calcium , which damages bone growth and hinders development . |
| 2 | But what makes Courtney especially dangerous is not that he abused his position as a doctor . |
| 3 | And it is not that she knows me to be bad or weak , or you either , but her conventional mind could not grasp that a thing so often impure , can be made absolutely and perfectly pure . |
| 4 | It 's not that they need them , it 's because they know everyone else has got them . |
| 5 | It 's not that we have anything to hide . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's not that we think it 's wrong to have girl-friends , we just choose not to at the moment . |
| 7 | so I er he said er no he said , it 's not that he said I do n't like people to tell me you 've got to do overtime today , he said , I like to be asked ! |
| 8 | ‘ It 's not that you need them . |
| 9 | Well it 's , it 's not that I mean I 'm just trying to see |
| 10 | Well it 's not that I mean there 's a |
| 11 | It 's not that I begrudge you your father 's royalties . |
| 12 | Yep and and he does n't seem to be able to concentrate and I said , but Neil you can drive , when you go out with me you drive beautifully yes but yours is an automatic car , I said , it 's not that I said you 've got road sense you know what you 're doing , I said your good . |
| 13 | It 's not that I 've anything against audiences , it 's just that when they 're a blur they 're so friendly — just one big smiley mess . |
| 14 | " Yes , it is , Butterworth , Clibber , it 's not that I doubt you , but I want to see for myself . |
| 15 | ‘ Oh , it 's not that I think myself better , not a bit . |
| 16 | She 's not that I think she 'll know how upset she is . |
| 17 | It 's not that I have anything against them per se , of course . |
| 18 | It 's not that I need them |
| 19 | It was n't that he minded her presence ; and he did n't mind her company , on those occasions when he actually spent time with her . |
| 20 | It was n't that I thought myself deserving of more delight than was offered the mass of mankind ( I told myself ) but that the common lot seemed so dire . |
| 21 | It was n't that she had anything against him personally ; he was a charming and clever man , dedicated to his school , an entrepreneur who was using the fruits of his success to fulfil a lifetime 's dream — and good luck to him , she thought . |
| 22 | It was n't that she wanted him to be here with her . |