Example sentences of "but [adv] that they [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not that this could be attributed to a weakening of moral fibre on their part , but rather that they had grown up in a society in which there were few straightforward moral guidelines , and into ‘ a community which is thoroughly confused about morals , and … their behaviour reflects that confusion ’ . |
| 2 | This does not mean that victims are consciously playing this game , but rather that they have learnt to live this way , not realising there is any better alternative . |
| 3 | She told her she was having a relationship with Gerry , but not that they had started sleeping together . |
| 4 | It had made for a lively few hours but now that they 'd gone the place seemed oddly , unnaturally quiet again . |
| 5 | But now that they had reached the road at the dale head , he wanted to turn down it and go home . |