Example sentences of "not [verb] be that [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What she could not know was that by refusing to deal with the Protestant threat until the crown matrimonial had been obtained , she would throw away the strongest card in her anti-Protestant hand before having a chance to play it . |
| 2 | What they did not know was that in ten years time , that beautiful picture was to be blighted by Britain 's first commercial nuclear power station . |
| 3 | This Edouard knew : what he could not understand was that in the years since the end of the war Jean-Paul had made no attempt to restore the house . |
| 4 | What she had not known was that in leaving home she would have to forfeit her four children . |
| 5 | The one thing that has not changed is that in order to gain success at the very highest level the athlete 's training has to be geared to the specific needs of the event . |
| 6 | What they do not say is that on this ‘ best ’ measure , police performance has in fact improved marginally , not declined ( from 7.9 in 1972 to 9.6 in 1986 . ) |