Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [conj] he was not " in BNC.

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1 His asthma was a symbol of weakness and impracticability as he was not able to do any of the physical jobs on the island .
2 His asthma was a symbol of weakness and impracticability as he was not able to do any physical activities on the island .
3 ‘ Mr. Burgess in my judgment was clearly an experienced careful solicitor and I have no hesitation in accepting his evidence that he did form the view that on 26 March 1986 Mr. Winterbone was not capable of making a will for the reasons he stated — namely that he was incoherent and confused in the sense that he was unable to remember names and addresses and he was not at all clear in relation to the names of the people that he wished to benefit .
4 As for coming from Wrath , well , any eagle could tell from his accent and flight that he was not a north-west eagle .
5 Nevertheless , he had much support , especially north of the Thames and among the troops in London , and suggestions that he was not Cnut 's son are likely to be false .
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