Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [pers pn] were not [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some cat was climbing through a window and it were n't going . |
| 2 | So you , you were in a sense equalizing land ownership but you were not equalizing incomes . |
| 3 | There was a moment of sudden realisation that we 'd spent four months raising this cash and we were not going to let it go that easily . |
| 4 | She 's only limping on it at certain times cos she came rushing into my bedroom last night and you were n't limping then ! |
| 5 | Obviously er if er you came in in the morning and you were n't feeling to good , for whatever reason , then you could n't slack back and say och well I 'll just take my time with this . |
| 6 | She ‘ knew ’ that she would not be returning ; no-one had ever seen her fridge in need of care and they were n't going to now . |
| 7 | The Euro Cities Conference was also important because it was the founding of that organisation formally and it was important to go there and say to the big monopoly that 's emerging between some of the Western European cities , the big six , Birmingham , Barcelona , Frankfurt , Rotterdam , Milan and Strasbourg , that they were n't gon na get it all their own way and they were n't going to monopolise those funds that were available for links with Eastern Europe . |
| 8 | I felt a bit sorry for 'im once , so I sent 'im over a bird but 'e were n't 'aving none of it . |
| 9 | I felt a bit sorry for 'im once , so I sent 'im over a bird but 'e were n't 'aving none of it . |
| 10 | Harvey said , ‘ He was , Hank , your mother and I were n't going to tell you . ’ |
| 11 | This , however , was a determined pack and we were not going to be put off by small obstacles like being unable to stand up or walk forward . |
| 12 | But one woman , I saw her grab one it was greyish and sh she got it under her arm and she were n't gon na let it go for anybody , you know ! |