Example sentences of "[was/were] n't [adv] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah , well you were n't here were you ! |
| 2 | No , it were n't sure be strangers that was . |
| 3 | were n't now being used so , I think once that 's out of the way . |
| 4 | But that was , you were n't really being challenged there , were you ? |
| 5 | It was n't here was it ? |
| 6 | Yes , and you see Mr came in to show her the hoover and she was n't here was she ? . |
| 7 | It was n't just being in love , or having made love — it was the feeling of being two against the world . |
| 8 | ‘ But I wanted to make sure that , well , I was n't just being cynical about it all , making use of you . |
| 9 | We had the little coles that when you just When the hay was n't just Was just as dry as you 'd want it , they put it into hay coles Little coles just little things about four feet that And then you 'd put them into the tramp coles and that was where you tramped it . |
| 10 | Well it was n't really was it ? |
| 11 | ‘ She was a simple commodity with a squeaky-clean public image and there was n't still is n't — a kid who did n't want to be like her or a parent who would discourage their children from admiring her . ’ |