Example sentences of "was n't a [adj] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even I can remember there used to be a narrow strip of sand , winding along between the stones , Ruth thought ; it was n't a total waste of time , bringing our buckets and spades here when we were kids . |
| 2 | Surely it was n't a simple distrust of herself ? |
| 3 | The potatoes were so filling that there was n't a great deal of room left for all the other foods they usually ate . |
| 4 | It was all about money or you know there was n't a great deal of political activity or , or great deal of political work done in , in the Labour Party . |
| 5 | Was n't a great deal of trouble in but th there was in the East End of London if you , if you we can read , can read about that . |
| 6 | There was n't a great deal of discussion between Doug and me … |
| 7 | In those days there was n't a great deal of of mining , I mean was n't open , and er there was a tremendous amount , well there 's a fair amount of of traffic agricultural traffic , and I mean one had to accept that virtually everything came in , all coal , road stone , erm goods required er for well 's who were going at the time , they er they used the railway . |
| 8 | And so yes I do n't think , there does n't , there was n't a great deal of consultation before the Bill was published with representatives of sort of disabled students and that sort of thing , so in a sense they 've reaped what the 've sowed . |
| 9 | Attlee was a good leader I believe , he went about it surreptitiously you know , he was n't a vociferous sort of chap , he was a quiet man . |
| 10 | He wondered if falling in love with the nurse was n't a necessary stage of convalescence . |
| 11 | Being an extra in other people 's star turns was n't a good way of graduating to becoming a star . |
| 12 | if there was n't a good amount of radiator in that room |
| 13 | But just as the strength to be content was n't a grim determination of self-discipline in the face of varying circumstances , Paul 's strength to be ready for anything came from the work of God in his life . |
| 14 | Janet came into the room and told me that there was n't a single sign of cancer left in my body . |
| 15 | There was n't a whole lot of acting going on . |
| 16 | And it was generally accepted that Grandad William Tallentire was capable of making his way in any society , so it really was n't a clear case of Grandma marrying beneath her . |