Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] not [be] [prep] [det] " in BNC.

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1 But things had not been at all what they 'd seemed — though she was bound by her promise never to reveal the truth .
2 So far though the viewers had not been at all suitable .
3 Nathan had not been on enough flights to be anything but excited , and he was going north of the Arctic Circle for the first time .
4 Leila had not been at all pleased to find she was living under the same roof as Zambia Crevecoeur .
5 His slumber had not been at all restful .
6 She had not been kissed for over two years and it was magical ; she was feeling it deeply , listening with everything in her but not remembering , because other kisses had not been like this .
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