Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [was/were] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was Lewis who had asked the question , and Ashenden turned in his chair to face him : ‘ Are you suggesting I was n't there ? ’ |
| 2 | Yer know , Doll , when I was about fifty , and goin' through you know what , well this Sunday I was feelin' there was n't much left to go on livin' for . |
| 3 | As the days meandered into each other she found herself spending all her free time painting , even though she had known almost from the start that painting him was not going to exorcise him . |
| 4 | His officer had recommended him , noticing he was not like everyone else , that he never buckled , and , in life 's battle of wills , could stare down any enemy , overcome any weakness . |
| 5 | Defence lawyer Mr Gerry Trainor pleaded that others living there were not objecting and they did not intend any trouble . |
| 6 | I thought it might be — that 's why I went back to Hong Kong , so I would n't be tempted to see you and start believing it was n't . |
| 7 | A court that tries to decide as Parliament would have wished is more likely to be right than a court that follows the words believing it was not what Parliament intended . |
| 8 | The House of Lords held that the surveyor was discharging the duties of both expert and quasi-arbitrator , and was not in the position of an independent arbitrator who had no other duty which involved acting in the interests of one of the parties , and that accordingly in so acting he was not guilty of collusion or bad faith . |
| 9 | He said speeding itself was not necessarily reckless and in the agony of the moment Gooch may have over-reacted . |
| 10 | She stood stock still , hoping he would drift off to sleep once more without realising she was not there . |
| 11 | An original toilet did exist at Stanley Racing which was not suitable for disabled people . |
| 12 | When we were camping there was n't enough room inside the van , so they bought an awning , which they slept in , of course . |
| 13 | ‘ It could have been major much earlier — I had the know-how and had already done the groundwork — but when I was racing there was n't the time , nor did I have the surplus energy to allow the business its head . |
| 14 | They were about five yards apart and he was just deciding they were n't anything to do with him when they both took out pistols . |
| 15 | Even forgiving her and cleansing her was not enough because tomorrow 's another day , tomorrow 's got it 's temptations and wonderful though forgiveness is I need more than just being forgiven . |
| 16 | ‘ I have taken great pains to stress that aspect in the sometimes heated discussions , ’ he said , adding he was not enthusiastic about the original proposals and still had serious reservations . |
| 17 | I know well he was growing it were n't he ? |
| 18 | Finally deciding it was not only pointless , but spineless as well to stand at the door waiting for a man who would n't come , she went up to bed , and surprisingly she fell asleep almost at once , only to be woken some hours later by a violent storm . |
| 19 | And then when you come in I was fixing it were n't I ? |
| 20 | Under 5.1(12) , however , the election of a board member is not vitiated by a technical defect in the proceedings which has not prejudiced other interested parties in the election , and , under s.2(6) , the grant of a new licence is not to be objected to on the ground that any of the members of the board granting it were not qualified to grant the licence . |
| 21 | were n't they , and erm supporting helping them and supporting them were n't they ? |
| 22 | Have you ever had the experience , in the middle of a lesson , of suddenly wishing you were not there ? |
| 23 | Oddly for years , it remained permissible to use an iron or steel stemmer providing it was not upon the " … wadding or the first part of the tamping or stemming on the powder … |
| 24 | ‘ For someone who started out by stating he was not here to make judgments , you would appear to have a few already to hand , ’ he said acidly . |
| 25 | You were you were late in sending it were n't you ? |
| 26 | ‘ As you may recall , I already had a fair grasp of Portuguese , so all it needed was a crash course and a month or two here to make me fluent , ’ Ashley said , wishing he was not so persistent . |
| 27 | After nearly six years in India and despite attracting people to his preaching there was not a single native convert . |
| 28 | People from the stations we visited in such areas , or whom we encountered upon their being transferred to Easton , felt policing there was not typical and that we were obtaining an unrealistic view . |
| 29 | I made it easier for him by saying I was n't tired , I wanted to stay up and star-gaze , and anyway the sofa in the living area was very comfortable . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm not saying I was n't robbed . ’ |