But much of his upbringing did not fit the pattern.

But the next words didn't seem to fit the pattern.

There was only one possible answer to fit the present pattern.

And if research does not fit the pattern, teaching generally fitted it even less well.

But the police said the incident yesterday did not fit the pattern of the other attacks.

It certainly fit the pattern of behavior their culture had displayed so far, she thought.

The latest case to come to light seems to fit the pattern.

Fits the pattern we established, but I still don't like it.

This guy, who came in once a day at about the same time, didn't fit the pattern.

It's almost the only thing that could fit the pattern.