Example sentences of "that [not/n't] so " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ For those who think that this is window dressing , I pause to remind you that not so long ago the Lord Chancellor was himself the subject of judicial review proceedings , ’ he added . |
| 2 | To think that not so long ago I had been one of these creatures , peddling off through the drizzle to a dead-end job ! |
| 3 | I should add that I had some entertainment on learning that not so long ago the local minister had run off with a young man . |
| 4 | The reason I 'm telling you all this is that not so long ago the PD scene seemed to be in decline . |
| 5 | It is hard to imagine that not so very long ago there were no words for sellotape , instant-mix , deep-freeze , TV , drip-dry , silicon chip or jet-lag . |
| 6 | Moreover , recent surveys have suggested that not so many members of these societies are ‘ literate ’ by the standards expected than had previously been assumed : in the UK it is now held that over one million people have an acquaintance with literacy that is insufficient for the demands made on them by this kind of society ( DES , 1980 ) . |
| 7 | Ca n't we collate our knowledge so that not so many tests are having to be done on all these animals ? |
| 8 | On these occasions , it is hard to realise that not so very far away , industry and commerce are hard at work . |
| 9 | Is the Chancellor aware that not so long ago I met a chap in Blackpool who said to me , ’ When you see that Chancellor of the Duchy , tell him that I want to give him a piece of my mind : not only is the poll tax three times higher than the rates , but I have lost my job , my wife has been waiting for an operation for two years , my daughter has lost her maternity grant through this Tory Government and my son has lost his income support — so when you see the chairman of the Tory party , will you tell him that I want to meet him to discuss this matter at the top of the Blackpool Tower ? ’ |
| 10 | It must have done , Leith realised , for Rosemary was still taking the greatest pains that not so much as a whiff of the fact that she might care for someone else got out . |
| 11 | It 's a challenge all the more remarkable for the fact that not so long ago jetting off on holiday made her weak at the knees … |