Example sentences of "i [verb] [conj] it was not " in BNC.
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| 1 | A closer look and I realized that it was not fog but smoke , and very thick at that . |
| 2 | I replied that it was not the first time , but that I had borne the previous occasions with courage and would do so now . |
| 3 | I accept that it was not mandatory upon the judge to require that the mother be given notice of the foster mother 's application , but he knew in general terms from the evidence before him that the mother had maintained an active interest in the children and that she was unhappy about the children 's placement with the foster mother . |
| 4 | That night as I lay in bed I prayed that it was not our name , only one like ours ; I still could n't believe it . |
| 5 | I decided that it was not for me and moved over to accountancy — I had always been reasonable at maths — working for the Co-op and attending college part time . |
| 6 | She showed no inclination to argue further , but lay back in her chair , smiling at Robert , and I saw that it was not , as I had believed , understanding and acceptance that her smile revealed , not that their marriage was so secure it could sustain itself in the face of any disagreement , but that Lili could afford to be pleasant because she had no scruples . |
| 7 | I do n't know why I apologised because it was not my fault that the Crowninshield twins were cocaine freaks , nor that their father wanted to charter Wavebreaker , but I sympathised with Ellen 's distaste for cocaine and was foolish enough to say as much . |
| 8 | I concluded that it was not . |