Example sentences of "[det] [was/were] not [art] matter " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was not a matter of political convenience . |
| 2 | This was not a matter of individual strength but of territorial ownership . |
| 3 | This was not a matter of excuse , but a statement of fact . |
| 4 | He seems to have thought that the pope ought to have maintained the decrees of his predecessor , but this was not a matter for him to decide . |
| 5 | Daphne , whom Cecilia suspected of being rather less well-off than she was herself , though this was not a matter to delve into , phoned her just after six on alternate evenings and she phoned Daphne on the others . |
| 6 | Albie would know that this was not a matter he had a choice in . |
| 7 | However , the basis for that was not a matter for the Divisional Court . |
| 8 | That was not a matter of dispute . |