Example sentences of "it is [adv] [adv] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not just that beetles and mice are pests ( we might have said the same of ladybirds and the pursuit of wildfowl ) , but rather that the relative similarity of the larger mammals to ourselves materially affects our thinking and is reflected in our instinctive responses . |
| 2 | Finally , it is not just that women are invisible , but that gender itself is . |
| 3 | It is not just that things could be other than they are — it is that they must be . |
| 4 | It is not just that politicians speak with forked tongues . |
| 5 | It is not simply that cases of public library censorship appear to be on the increase ( although there is no substantial evidence to confirm this ) , but that the question of determining what is and is not censorship can be so time-consuming . |
| 6 | But it is not simply that women are notable by their absence . |
| 7 | It is not simply that comparisons and choices have to be made ; for computers can sometimes do that . |
| 8 | Moreover , that assumption was to some extent reinforced by the official ideology of The Green Book : it is not simply that parties were forbidden and elections arranged in such a way that people had no policy grounds for voting one way or another . |
| 9 | It is not only that homeowners need the increase to allow them to move and to restore the equity which they invested ; lenders need an appreciation to restore the security on their fragile loan books . |
| 10 | It is not only that Charlie 's lives , like those of Tiresias , grow confused ; his expression , speaking out of modern London about remote and contemporary affairs , all in ‘ a confused tangle of other voices ’ , like a poetic ventriloquist , points in the direction of |
| 11 | It is not enough that hedges are misted in fresh green spray ; are greener today than they were yesterday , and greener yesterday than they were the day before . |
| 12 | It is not merely that Mansell is Britain 's leading driver — no other Briton has won a Grand Prix for nine years — but that he is someone fans can identify with . |
| 13 | It is not merely that classics are ambiguous ; it is also that ambiguous texts are more available for the debate which elevates literature to classic status . |
| 14 | It is not often that Britain can claim a first in the field of sports science , but this research is breaking new ground . |
| 15 | It is not often that secateurs or the knife is proven to be the carrier of infection ; of course , if you know you are working on infected wood , it is only common sense to disinfect your tools with Lysol or a similar substance before moving on to plants that are clean . |
| 16 | It is n't often that unions have taken up issues such as racial or sex discrimination or unfair dismissal , and when workers have come out on strike they have usually been slow and reluctant to make these strikes official . |
| 17 | It is relatively recently that Martin has been classified as a professional . |
| 18 | It is only rarely that places become the heroes of operas , yet such is the case of Peter Grimes . |
| 19 | The Created God can have existence only in the minds of men , for it is only there that things without material substance can exist , and are therefore spiritual . |
| 20 | It is only then that schools can explore whether there are any patterns to pupils ' absence . |
| 21 | However , it is only now that Richard Thompson has uncovered what appears to be the engram for a specific memory . |
| 22 | For it is only now that reason returns to me : she 's putting it on , you know she can do it . |
| 23 | It is only now that men and women are beginning to realize that representative institutions are not necessarily guardians of freedom but can themselves become engines of tyranny . |
| 24 | It is only recently that Elizabeth and Helen have had the benefit of a full-time manager whose job is to provide support , supervision and leadership to staff working in their home . |
| 25 | ‘ It is only recently that Robert Gordon 's University has opened up the field for people to do courses like this without having to leave home for long periods . ’ |
| 26 | It is only recently that feminists have come to realise how many other changes are needed if women are to share power with men and have recognised that the gender order must change , with men undertaking ‘ women 's work ’ as much as women entering the men 's public domain . |