Example sentences of "this [noun sg] was [not/n't] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fisher saw that this mind was not the grammarian or writer of Greek and Latin prose such as Cambridge liked , but was a meditative , half-philosophical mind , which might be better suited in the Oxford school . |
| 2 | When it is said that the continuation of the sterling area was an ‘ implicit ’ decision ( in sharp contrast to the debates on overseas expenditure ) the point being made is that this continuation was not the result , it would seem , of any debate within the Attlee government . |
| 3 | This outcome was not the consequence of any direct intention to exploit the colonies . |
| 4 | Enthusiasm was all very well , thought Emily , but surely this agony was not the romance she had dreamed of . |
| 5 | If this omission was not the fault of some over-zealous sub-editor , them Mr Bailey ought to be ashamed of himself . |
| 6 | Curiously enough the character generally labelled in this way was not the discovery of Conan Doyle ; was not John Watson M.D. tagging faithfully along behind Sherlock Holmes . |
| 7 | Borrowing at this time was not the kind of consumer or investment borrowing which we so frequently observe today . |