Example sentences of "[verb] and [was/were] n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | He smiled coolly , and it was a smile that somehow managed to convey a ruthless hardness in him that was n't used to compromise and was n't going to start now . |
| 2 | and there she 'd be , strumming away , singing about places she 'd never seen and was n't likely to , rivers and mountains and islands in the sun . |
| 3 | She did n't swim and was n't sure that she could , despite relentless tuition at school . |
| 4 | They thought that Goibniu was looking happy ( although it was always difficult to tell with giants ) and thought , was n't it a fine old thing to see how well the designs were being received and was n't it great , altogether , to see how well received the Oakapple 's sketches were , because had n't he been the guiding light behind most of the work ? |
| 5 | So you see it was , it was something the then as a nation , it was n't just a , a bygone law that had been given and was n't used , it was something that was carried out on a fa , on a regular basis . |
| 6 | What a divine pair you make and was n't I the wicked schemer ? |
| 7 | And the ones that have n't really bothered and were n't that good at it |
| 8 | He drew breath and leaned forward and he thought she actually knew what he meant to do and was n't going to object . |
| 9 | Saviour Stuart said : ‘ We deserved a draw in the end , but in the first half we struggled and were n't at the races . |
| 10 | I do n't think that er , I think that unfortunately some of the older doctors definitely were misinformed and were n't educated and I think nowadays that the doctors are becoming very much more educated and perhaps the ones who have the bad time are the fortunate ones in so far as they 're getting the hormone replacement therapy if they 're lucky and they have sympathetic general practitioner . |
| 11 | Newman sensed he had something he wanted to say and was n't sure how to put it as he opened the gate for Paula . |