Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] it was not " in BNC.

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1 To my surprise it was not there .
2 There were four cracked wash basins , never any soap and one roller towel , changed on Friday afternoons , by which time it was not only dirty but had a horrible smell .
3 The ambulance arrived at 2.36pm , by which time it was not needed .
4 But to her annoyance it was not .
5 Blake was amazed at the discussion and how these men could talk about a whole planet in one conversation ; in his day it was not unusual for a conversation to centre solely on one part of London , and only in times of war was England ever considered as a single entity under threat .
6 Heisenberg did not immediately appreciate this last point and in the first draft of his paper it was not considered .
7 When at length Isambard moved his hands to his belt it was not to the hilt of his sword , but to the buckles from which it hung .
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