Example sentences of "not [noun] after [det] " in BNC.

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1 The detectives who were not detectives after all stepped forward to meet him , one of them shaking hands , the other slapping him on the back .
2 The first person who came to see me was n't Doone after all but Tremayne .
3 He thought contemptuously : " So they were n't marble after all . "
4 Perhaps this is n't heaven after all .
5 No because the the point I 'm trying to make is that it is unrealistic surely for the leader of the party to say to his MPs who are n't delegates after all , but who represent the interests of their constituencies , Shut up , come to me privately if you have any concerns .
6 If the atheist uncovers ‘ His ’ identity , then lo and behold the theists start saying that it is n't God after all .
7 After a while your pulse rate slows and you come to think maybe these ordinary law-abiding folks ai n't zombies after all .
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