Example sentences of "[verb] and was 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 | He drew breath and leaned forward and he thought she actually knew what he meant to do and was n't going to object . |
| 8 | 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 . |