Example sentences of "[coord] it [be] not [noun sg] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was circling the room with an almost predatory air , examining each painting , each piece of furniture , and it was not appreciation that was etched on her face . |
| 2 | It provides a check on the arithmetical accuracy of the double entry , but it is not proof that the transactions have been correctly recorded . |
| 3 | But it was n't unprofessionalism that caused Finchie to behave so uncharacteristically . |
| 4 | But it was n't sex that really mattered to either of us ; he used to say that I was his insurance and consolation in old age . ’ |
| 5 | But it was n't duty that took her from her bed creeping down the stairs . |
| 6 | But it was not bashfulness that made her avert her eyes ; it was a deeper , stronger feeling : one that she tried to hide not only from the watchful T'ang , but from herself . |