Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] [was/were] [adv] [adj] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do rather resent it when there are other council committees , there 's Town Hall Strategy Working Party in the afternoon , now if we 're going to be sure that we can all get to this without conflict with other committees , erm I had to be there on behalf of the Lord Mayor because she had duties , erm and I was very sorry not to be able to come , because I have dealt , visited many occupational , I wanted to visit the officers , and you know , it is n't always possible where you have a conflict of interests . |
| 2 | Filmer ignored my presence throughout and I was extremely careful not to draw his attention by spilling things . |
| 3 | He held the door open for her and she was very careful not to touch him as she passed . |
| 4 | how we were back to our best and they were extremely lucky not to get a good hiding . |
| 5 | He had his team and he was too punctilious not to share his thinking with them . |
| 6 | Casey knew much ; but he was also careful not to know . |
| 7 | But he was too intelligent not to have a conscience . |