Example sentences of "was not [adj] [verb] that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not surprising to find that each part of the organisation had developed its own method of personnel operation and had created personnel systems to support these . |
| 2 | It was not surprising to learn that that was rather higher — 7 per cent . |
| 3 | Although I hoped that I would find that the church stood at least on one circle , I was not prepared to find that four Circles of Time passed through it ! |
| 4 | Amiss was not surprised to see that all the members — even the residents — had separate tables . |
| 5 | It was not fair to say that he– parents had had no time for her or for Joe ; all four of the family had worked together , and , as the settlement grew , they had enjoyed churchgoing and Easters and Christmases with their neighbours . |
| 6 | The plain shimmered below a cloudless sky , and it was not unusual to hear that some contadino ( peasant ) who had been working in the afternoon heat had been taken to the local hospital suffering or even dying from sunstroke . |
| 7 | In cases where there was more than one accused , it was not unusual to discover that some evidence was admissible against one accused only and not the other accused . |
| 8 | It was not difficult to spot that some of the products in our portfolio could never again be profitable . |