Example sentences of "[pers pn] be not that he be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The charge which the historian must bring against him is not that he was vicious but that he was timid , selfish and worst of all lazy . |
| 2 | ‘ To a farmer it 's an anathema not to produce on his land and therefore it 's not that he is not being responsible in meeting the challenges . ’ |
| 3 | It 's not that he 's 27 years old or an amateur boxer , but that he 's black . |
| 4 | I do n't know — it 's not that he 's my dad . |
| 5 | It 's not that he 's unfriendly or awkward or rude , merely uncomfortable at being in the spotlight without a character to hide behind . |
| 6 | It 's not that he 's being kicked out . |
| 7 | It was n't that he was a good few years older than him or that , like Mick , he had been a working chap . |
| 8 | It was n't that he was bored by his wife ; |
| 9 | It was n't that he was bored with the show , he was bored with his lines . |
| 10 | It was n't that he was n't playing well , it just seemed like he could n't be arsed chasing back and helping Kelly out , I do n't know if he was knackered though . |
| 11 | It was not that he was obviously going to be a good priest . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | It was not that he was too sure of himself simply that he was a good judge of the possible . |