Example sentences of "it [was/were] not her [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were a few , half-hearted chuckles to keep her happy , but she knew it was n't her jokes that they were appreciating . |
| 2 | Except that it was n't her name that she carved into the yielding stone , but her sister 's . |
| 3 | There were too many shadows between that time and this , but as she listened it was n't her past that came back to her , it was his . |
| 4 | But it was n't her vision that was affected , she realized ; it was her mind . |
| 5 | It was n't her fault if she had a gift for putting her foot in it . |
| 6 | It was n't her reaction that I was wary of , it 's just that she does n't even know how she made her children so how was she going to understand what I was trying to tell her ! |
| 7 | She had read of men stripping a woman 's clothes away with a look , but it was n't her apparel that Rune 's rapier appraisal discarded . |
| 8 | She moved to switch out the light , forgetting that it was not her lamp that glowed on the bedside table , but he caught her arm , oh-so-very-gently , this time . |
| 9 | If she heard laughter that was n't there it was not her ears but her brain which was at fault , and she wished to preserve her experience intact in order to present it freshly to the specialist whom she intended to consult when her holiday was over . |