Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] he [vb mod] [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though his hands were free he could not rise , only thrust helplessly at the ground . |
| 2 | Those who listened to him critically were dismayed he could not see that it was not disapproval by pacifists , intellectuals or even cowards that made the Nazi assaults an atrocity . |
| 3 | His hands were cold He could n't tell fish from weed . |
| 4 | If the timing were tight he might not need even an hour . |
| 5 | South Africa 's World Cup players were surprised he could not make the West Indian squad . |
| 6 | ‘ If daddy was alive he would n't let him do this to me ! |
| 7 | Sarazen was favourite for the 1932 title , but it was clear he would not win with his new caddie . |
| 8 | He captured the citadel but he only had a few troops with him and it was clear he could n't hold it for long , so he pushed on east past Excideuil into the Limousin , driving straight into the heartland of the rebel cause and devastating the country as he went . |
| 9 | But it did n't sound very convincing ; and I was afraid he would n't buy any of his pictures anywhere . |
| 10 | He was confident he would not have to pay up and even told me , ‘ You will never score that many goals ’ . |
| 11 | ‘ I would if I was sure he would n't go straight back and do it again . ’ |
| 12 | When I was sure he would n't come in I got up and danced about a bit , and read the art books and drank water . |
| 13 | But old Sandy we was sure he would n't puncture his . |
| 14 | Cobalt could hardly refuse , but Joseph was adamant he would not accept . |
| 15 | Gabriel always slept under the stage , however , wrapped in a massively expensive duck-down quilt , because Garvey was anxious he should not catch cold . |
| 16 | Yes , it was true he need not have wanted for female companionship over the past months . |