Example sentences of "[not/n't] that [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not that many drivers will want to push it that far ; beyond 4000rpm the 1.4 Energy unit is distinctly thrashy . |
| 2 | The objection is not that such matters are raised but to the poisonous or venomous manner in which it is done . |
| 3 | It is not that such agendas are unresponsive to data but they are not responsive by way of direct testing . |
| 4 | Not that such claims were decisive . |
| 5 | As explained above , the proposal of the FRED is not that such expenses be treated as an asset , but rather that they be taken into account in measuring a liability . |
| 6 | Science is expected to be able to provide a guarantee that a bridge of some design will withstand various stresses and not collapse , but not that all bridges of that design will be satisfactory . |
| 7 | The argument here is not that all children should have access to all aspects of the curriculum . |
| 8 | Not that all boards are n't fun — the funboard describes a group of boards which may be a little unstable during the first steps afloat , but can be used in higher winds allowing the sailor to develop techniques such as the use of footstraps to cope with the speed of sailing in strong winds . |
| 9 | The real grist of Watchdog 's story is not that all fishtanks are dangerous but that there are tanks on the market made from glass that is far too thin . |
| 10 | Our senses may inform us that any single whole is equal to all its parts ; but not that all wholes in the world are so , unless we could suppose , that we had seen or felt them all . |
| 11 | It was not that both sides were preparing for some future war to deter the other side . |
| 12 | It matters not that these natives were the people who had the original rights , and Thomson 's own humanity would never let his reader forget that fact ; all he lamented , as he always did , was the passing of an old way , especially when the future replacing it felt less sound . |
| 13 | It is not that these initiatives do not contain good educational practice which is being criticised here ( for they do ) , but rather the way in which they are seen by some as panaceas which can succeed without full professional involvement . |
| 14 | When , in Britain , it is suggested that the policies of the Conservative Government towards local authorities since 1979 raise constitutional questions , what is meant is not that these policies are in any sense illegal , but rather … that they breach hitherto accepted understandings , albeit tacit , as to how relationships between central government and local authorities should be ordered . |
| 15 | It is not that these writers were necessarily against the idea of a science of society , but they did argue that the idea and practice of social science is not as straightforward as positivism would have us believe . |
| 16 | Not that these changes made very much difference inside the Branch itself which just kept on doing its job , but reporting to a succession of different ministers . |
| 17 | His worry is not that these errors undermine any of their actual results : ‘ that the principles laid down by mathematicians are true , and their way of deduction from those principles clear and incontestable , we do not deny . ’ |
| 18 | It is not that these things are in themselves opposed to religion , but the possessiveness and distractedness which they tend to promote are . |
| 19 | It is not that these judgements should not be made , but that where subjective judgements are made by the teacher she should be aware that this is so and be prepared , not only to give reasons for her judgements , but also to be sufficiently flexible to change them in the light of particular circumstances . |
| 20 | It is not that these issues are being dismissed in terms of their general abstract importance as a way of getting to grips with capitalism as a system . |
| 21 | It matters not that those customers are today seen as perfectly reasonable countries without weapons intentions who should not be denied the benefits of modern technology . |
| 22 | It matters not that those others sought , however strongly , to persuade the patient to refuse , so long as in the end the refusal represented the patient 's independent decision . |
| 23 | Not that those centuries had been times of uninterrupted peace . |
| 24 | Not that those considerations need worry Baggio , who has bought 52 stand tickets so that his entire family can watch him today . |
| 25 | After all there are n't that many places that can do the sort of development work needed . |
| 26 | But then again , there are n't that many words rhyming with ‘ Colin ’ are there ? |
| 27 | ‘ There are n't that many words to learn but they are are important ones , ’ said director Gabriel by way of encouragement . |
| 28 | ‘ There are n't that many madmen about , ’ he said . |
| 29 | There are nt that many midfielders higher than speed/macca — and basically midfield only score point for goals/assists … so strach is good value , macca is good value , speed is about right . |