Example sentences of "it [be] not [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the same , Reader 's Digest is a successful publishing house and it seems to me that the company would not be producing the book if it were not convinced that there is a big market for such works . |
| 2 | For a necessary condition for such knowledge , 3 ( that if it were not true that you are not a brain in a vat , you would not believe that you are not a brain in a vat ) fails . |
| 3 | The MMC pointed out that the block exemption only applied if there were no effective competition , no refusal to supply , or if it were not true that less favourable conditions were imposed on those with an exclusive purchasing obligation . |
| 4 | It 's not certain that driver fatigue did contribute to this latest accident . |
| 5 | " Oh Mum , it 's not like that The exhibits all arrive in plastic bags with identifying tags . |
| 6 | But it 's not good that wants to be really tested . |
| 7 | Yeah but it 's not good that I 'm clocking , slugging my heart out . |
| 8 | I agree with you that it 's not feasible that Harley is on some kind of drug — even beta-blockers would n't help a golfer that much . |
| 9 | Well it 's not impossible that er that that developments er can take place erm without erm without having some effects , but what what I 'm basically saying is that erm it it er it would n't be a serious effect acceptable in normal planning terms . |
| 10 | ‘ I mean , it 's not impossible that the police 'll get a search warrant for my place . |
| 11 | It 's not essential that you should do this , but it will save some cutting of blocks in situ . |
| 12 | Judging by the number of dead Germans in front of the Commando positions around the village , it 's not surprising that they had stopped their frontal attacks . |
| 13 | With such a lot riding on the snip of a scissor , it 's not surprising that the breast beneath the hairdresser 's gown is heaving with unrealistic expectations and conflicting emotions of hope and fear . |
| 14 | IT 'S not surprising that the miners have chosen camouflage as their symbol of solidarity . |
| 15 | When the working people in this country — whose only national newspaper , USA Today , reduces all its non-cold war international news to an eighth-of-a-page column called ‘ Elsewhere in the world ’ — begin to discuss the issues of international capitalist exploitation , it 's not surprising that the media portray the strike as some petty industrial dispute in the backwoods of the Appalachians . |
| 16 | It 's not surprising that Koons began his career as a salesman , selling memberships for the Museum of Modern Art in New York in the late Seventies , following a stint of art school in Baltimore and a relatively nondescript youth in a small Pennsylvania town , where he listened to Led Zeppelin and ‘ chased after women ’ . |
| 17 | In view of its excellent track record , it 's not surprising that Campbell Freight Agencies Limited has received four prestigious awards within the past three years … two , presented by the UK Institute of Freight Forwarders , for being ‘ Freight Forwarder of the Year ’ and two ‘ Link ’ charity awards , presented by British Midland , commending the company for organising free shipments of essential foods and goods to Ethiopia . |
| 18 | It 's not surprising that an unemployed 17 year old pipe-fitter , like the one I spoke to called Chas , has an English Lion tattooed on his forearm and wears a White Power badge : — ‘ A Rasta can wear a Black is Beautiful badge and They all sit up and start clapping ’ , Chas told me . |
| 19 | Results showed that there is an increasing interest in meat-free meals , so it 's not surprising that the products from the healthy Balance range have become even more popular . |
| 20 | It 's not surprising that so many ministers and MPs head there — it 's only a five-minute walk from the Houses of Parliament . |
| 21 | I may be the first challenger for Lennox , so it 's not surprising that I 'm behind Bowe . ’ |
| 22 | Perhaps it 's not surprising that a cooker which has revolutionised gas cooking technology should dare to break with styling convention too . |
| 23 | Few of the face routes were in nick , so it 's not surprising that new route activity was limited and mixed in style . |
| 24 | With such a frenzy building up , and most of it apparently style-obsessed , it 's not surprising that opposition is emerging . |
| 25 | It 's not surprising that the Maktowm brothers are considering trimming their operation , but they will still have a huge stake here . |
| 26 | A former soldier named Ghanim Jaber , who had just left the army , said : ‘ It 's not surprising that we are afraid , but we had something to resist them with . ’ |
| 27 | For this reason , it 's not surprising that in some careers friendship blossoms between people taking the same path . |
| 28 | Look , the point is , if that 's how it 's being taught , it 's not surprising that most of our alumni ca n't buy a bus-ticket to Bayswater . |
| 29 | " Then it 's not surprising that you felt unwell . " |
| 30 | Given the Frenchman 's — and reportedly the Frenchwoman 's — interest in his total wardrobe , it 's not surprising that some of the best-known names in underwear originated in France . |