Example sentences of "it be n't [noun sg] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is n't charity that I 'm looking for . ’ |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | But it was n't unprofessionalism that caused Finchie to behave so uncharacteristically . |
| 4 | Writing to his mother and father , he said he wanted to explain that it was n't extravagance that had led him to buy not one coat but two , and two pairs of trousers . |
| 5 | But it was n't duty that took her from her bed creeping down the stairs . |
| 6 | ‘ It was n't technology that doomed nuclear power in the US , nor was it the dedicated obstructionist tactics of the anti-nuclear forces , effective though they were . |
| 7 | It was n't vanity that had prompted her to freshen herself up . |