Example sentences of "[noun pl] were [adv] [Wh det] [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean the bottles were n't what you 'd call dirty , from having contained medicine or anything like that . |
| 2 | Things were not what they used to be , he lamented . |
| 3 | Because of his principles he had n't served in the Forces and they 'd made him do labouring jobs instead , so that now his hands were n't what they used to be either . |
| 4 | Friedman 's early guitar lessons were not what you 'd call fruitful , since his teacher was less than keen on showing Marty his favourite Frehley licks . |
| 5 | K. M. Bribes were n't what you might call rife . |