Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [was/were] [not/n't] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They belonged to a club I was n't qualified to join , they were at a party and I had n't been asked . ’ |
| 2 | Inevitably , forecasters err on the side of optimism because it is always possible to keep whisky which remains unsold , but impossible to sell stock which was not produced in the first place . |
| 3 | This was partly to save money ( since an ambassador had to live in a style and with an expense which was not expected of lesser mortals ) and partly to minimise the risk of quarrels over precedence . |
| 4 | The plaintiff 's hand came into contact with a moving grinding wheel which was not fenced . |
| 5 | Similarly , if new and important evidence came to light during a review which was not given at the inspector 's investigation , the Chief Inspector should be able to apply to have the review discontinued , following which he should reopen the inspector 's investigation . |
| 6 | Density ( indicated by an X in b ) is clearly visible at N67 for an N- linked acetyl glucosamine which was not included in the phasing model . |
| 7 | My Lords , this appeal arises out of a memorandum of agreement dated 19 December 1930 and said to have created a lease for a term which was not limited to expire by effluxion of time and can not now be determined by the landlord . |
| 8 | He did study law and acquired all the necessary qualifications but he became increasingly depressed — a condition which was not conquered until , at the age of 28 , he went back to university to study the science subjects he so loved . |
| 9 | Because of the conspiracy she was n't allowed to . |
| 10 | ‘ We had been worried because he was the only British boxer who was not sponsored and the lack of cash could have forced him to return to work . |
| 11 | Apart from the central gangway it was n't boarded . |
| 12 | In 1517 David Cecil took a 21-year lease of land in Essendine at a rent of £18. 3s. 3d. ; not being the freeholder he was not mentioned in the muster , and there is no means of telling whether his global assessment of £46 at Tinwell embodied the profit of this farm which he very possibly sublet . |
| 13 | At first , this largely involved the search for loop-holes in central government legislation : if , for example , the rules suggested that future grant depended on spending in a particular year , then it was possible with little difficulty to prepare the accounts to show that spending had been higher or lower that year ( whichever was the required answer ) , More important , perhaps , as time went on , it become common for councils and their treasurers to seek new sources of funding which were not covered by the rules or were covered by different rules . |
| 14 | At the beginning of May the revised May Day Manifesto was launched at Camden Town Hall , on a sunny Saturday afternoon which was n't matched by the tempers or harmony of the participants . |
| 15 | In 1988 the debtor made an offer to settle the tax liability which was not accepted , and in February 1991 the Inland Revenue presented a bankruptcy petition . |
| 16 | It is quite in keeping with this conflict that the apologists of unrestrained power have , in all ages of Western civilization , felt the necessity of justifying the exercise of such power , a necessity which was not felt elsewhere . |
| 17 | ( As of mid-March 1990 Clowes and six others faced charges relating to fraud , theft and deception in a trial which was not expected to begin until the spring of 1991 . ) |
| 18 | The Llewellyn Alexander Gallery is once again holding A Salon Des Refuses of work which was not hung in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition . |
| 19 | Some of the things under the heading of work which was not allowed on the Sabbath were sowing , reaping , threshing , preparing food , spinning , putting out a fire , lighting a fire , carrying a burden and writing two letters of the alphabet . |
| 20 | William IX 's crusade of 1101 brought about serious financial problems in Aquitaine which caused rapid devaluation in the hitherto stable currency ; and Robert Curthose 's decision to mortgage Normandy to William Rufus in order to cover his crusading expenses exacerbated a conflict over the duchy which was not settled until the death of his son William Clito in 1128 . |
| 21 | The move aims to end a long-standing abuse which was not resolved by its predecessor , the Accounting Standards Committee . |
| 22 | It may in perfect good faith have misconstrued the provisions giving it power to act so that it failed to deal with the question remitted to it and decided some question which was not remitted to it . |
| 23 | Ms Weldon , a member of the committee who was not asked to sit at the hearing , described the video as a serious attempt to deal with the bride of Christ notion . |
| 24 | As I read into the subject , it was apparent that , although the ‘ clinical ’ and ‘ legalistic ’ literature was full of problems of identifying and managing child abuse cases , the concept of child abuse itself was not treated as problematic . |
| 25 | A child who was not allowed to wander off to the park , would certainly not be allowed to fly off to the planets . |
| 26 | ‘ It 's a pity she was n't taken alive , ’ said Thiercelin . |
| 27 | The subject known , broadly , as Science , was at first her favourite , because she liked playing with Bunsen burners : at home she was not allowed even to switch on the gas fire . |
| 28 | The schedules proved to be acceptable , Their major drawback was length , perhaps inseparable from comprehensiveness , and the fact that in this exercise they were not integrated with normal agency practice and statutory six-monthly reviews . |
| 29 | Q. You were not involved ? |
| 30 | Valiant attempts were made to develop a humane and worthwhile schooling for the majority who were not selected into grammar schools by the sophisticated operation of an eleven-plus examination . |