Example sentences of "[verb] it [was/were] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was the movie in which Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye went to Vermont for the holiday to discover it was not snowing when it jolly well should have been . |
| 2 | But Gallup says it was not affected by the CBS promotion . |
| 3 | This section ( 1 ) disqualifies persons in certain trades from acting in any way as a member of a board , ( 2 ) disqualifies a person holding a disqualifying interest in a company from taking part in proceedings in which the company is an applicant or an objector , ( 3 ) disqualifies an employee of a licence holder under the Act , and any person engaged in a business dealing with alcoholic liquor , including the directors , officers and employees of companies engaged in such businesses from acting as a member of a licensing board , ( 4 ) disqualifies a member of a board , who is the owner or tenant of premises , from acting in the granting of a certificate in respect of those premises , ( 5 ) makes it an offence to contravene the section , ( 6 ) declares , subject to the proviso ( that the grant of a new licence is not liable to objection on the ground that one or more of the members of the board who granted it were not qualified to act ) , anything done in contravention of the section void , and ( 7 ) exempts members of a committee to determine the distribution of licences in a new town from disqualification for being members of a board by reason of their membership of the committee . |
| 4 | It was held that when the first vehicle parked it was not done so ‘ as to cause ’ an unnecessary obstruction . |
| 5 | When the plans were made it was not known that Myrtle Mott would be unable to teach during the year or that one of the days selected would coincide with an invitation for the N.D.T. to appear in Scotland . |
| 6 | But even if such a promise was made it was not carried out , and the ‘ disinherited ’ were soon to form a powerful group at Edward 's court seeking the renewal of the Scottish war . |
| 7 | Sir John and Lady Beatrice vehemently objected to this , so Benjamin offered to supervise the soldiers and ensure it was not used as a pretext for theft or pillage . |
| 8 | And Scotland Yard confirmed it was not getting involved . |
| 9 | Abbey Life claimed it was not making a political statement or dealing in anti-Labour propaganda . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Spenser 's A View of the Present State of Ireland was written during 1596 but because it advocated far more severe measures than Elizabeth 's government would tolerate it was not allowed to be published until 1633 when it appeared in a somewhat watered down version edited by Sir James Ware . |
| 12 | Three minutes after the break , City know it was not going to be their day , they themselves were awarded a penalty when Frankie Machavellio was brought down in the area . |
| 13 | It is strange that although this technology was known it was not used by Kentish craftsmen for nearly 50 years . |
| 14 | So if you programme for something which fails to materialise , then you should not blame or punish yourself , or decide it was not meant to be . |
| 15 | Israeli planes made the jet land at an airstrip in the plain of Armageddon , used by crop-dusting planes , to ensure it was not booby-trapped . |
| 16 | The coach went past me , and for a moment I thought it was not going to stop . |
| 17 | But when Strawberry reached under the seat and produced the first bottle of an apparently endless supply of Star Tiger rice spirit we realised it was not going to be that kind of adventure . |
| 18 | He realised it was not going to brake . |
| 19 | As NASA 's recently launched Cosmic Background Explorer ( COBE ) confirmed , the background looks the same all over the sky , which implies that the cooling fireball which produced it was not given to clumpiness . |
| 20 | Hoisting up a huge inflatable carrot , shop boss Neville Boyars revealed it was not going to be a laugh-a-minute experience . |
| 21 | Henry is , or whether Mrs G. has presented you with a little Tasmanian , or likely to do so , a point upon which her mother is so exceedingly anxious that on finding it was not mentioned she sat down and cried with vexation . ’ |
| 22 | I mean , we , it was very nearly went through had a meeting which had the press and public excluded and I think it was not handled well at that time from and we should make it quite clear that we are watching and hopefully we do understand the situation . |
| 23 | The defendants denied liability and , in particular , that they were liable to pay any part of the additional £10,300 because their agreement to pay it was not supported by any consideration . |
| 24 | He said it was not going to be a quiet post either , adding : ‘ Once I settle in there is going to be quite a lot of work to do . |
| 25 | Her husband , David , said today : ‘ It was not until yesterday 's hearing that the centre said it was not challenging the fact she died of Legionnaire 's Disease . ’ |
| 26 | Det Con Phillips said it was not known how much the stolen items were worth . |
| 27 | Police said it was not known how the man had died . |
| 28 | In order to prove it was not composed of ‘ patsies ’ , as Reagan put it , the United States insisted that Arafat repeat specifically worded concessions concerning terrorism and recognition of Israel , and when he failed to do so verbatim , it required him to repeat the authorized US version . |
| 29 | To cut the housing I had a tungsten carbide cutter ground to 90 degrees inclusive , because as purchased it was not cutting exactly at 45 degrees . |
| 30 | ‘ It was on a bearing of 280 degrees and was already west of the Falklands , so I 'm sorry but I can not see how you can say it was not sailing away from the Falklands when it was sunk . ’ |