Example sentences of "is not [verb] [that] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 This is not to say that a don must affect mannerisms or artificial eccentricities as a way of keeping his distance from the pupil — though many have done this .
2 This is not to say that a preference for one style or the other is inappropriate ; it is to recognise that both are still in their infancy and neither one markedly superior to the other in all respects .
3 That is not to say that a circumstance includes all such conditions of the effect .
4 This is not to say that a management buy-out is not arm 's length in most respects .
5 This is not to say that a statute might not assign the relative meaning of ‘ if X , ’ as between courts and tribunals , differently in diverse areas .
6 This is not to say that a series like Follow Me can not be used in the classroom , but it is organised in a different way from materials like Let's Watch or Video English which were made specifically for classroom use .
7 Males take more rabbits , and females more fish and small mammals , but this is not to say that a female ca n't kill a rabbit or that a male wo n't kill mice .
8 This is not to say that a science and technological education had to take on this character , for clearly there were and always have been those who are committed to inspiring in students a love of , and a care for , their subjects in those disciplines .
9 The hon. Gentleman is not suggesting that a system of local government finance would be without a method of equalisation .
10 Richards suggests that ‘ since the Anglican Church in Wales was disestablished in 1919 , it is not fitting that a name associated with church organisation should be linked to a secular unit of local administration ( Richards 1983:39 ) .
11 An initial objection which he poses is , interestingly , that it is not fitting that a woman should represent a father .
12 It is not expected that a bid will follow .
13 This is not to suggest that an attempt at measurement is not worthwhile , just that it may not be as simple as some raw figures suggest .
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