Example sentences of "were [verb] [conj] it [was/were] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we asked Russian officials whether the beef was having any impact on meat prices in Russia , we were told that it was not . |
| 2 | Well we did take some er legal advice on it and we were told that it was not illegal , erm I mean we think it 's highly immoral erm , but we were told it was not illegal , because they did not actually use the er the redundancy money did not come out of the fund , only this enhanced pension etcetera which was using up the , the surplus and we were told |
| 3 | However , numerous difficulties were encountered and it was not until 1961 that a relatively successful programme budgeting system was introduced into the US Department of Defense by the Rand Corporation . |
| 4 | The m public consultation meetings and the exhibition were advertised in the local press and I believe on the radio as well , so word of mouth I think in , in the event did overcome that but I can understand people 's feeling that they were excluded and it was not deliberate , it was an oversight . |
| 5 | In 1752 the tailors were claiming that it was not and that the norm in most " handicraft trades " was from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m . |