Example sentences of "[noun prp] [conj] [pron] were not " in BNC.
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| 1 | It soon became apparent to Edward that they were not en route for Westminster . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , Seton and his lieutenants , watching from the parapet of the main North Gate , decided that a warning salvo would do no harm , and show Edward that they were not all like the Earl of Dunbar . |
| 3 | She did n't mean — I think — that Richard and I were not kind to her , only that she did not ‘ come first ’ with either of us , and she was a woman who needed to be made much of and fussed over . |
| 4 | It seemed that Ellen and I were not the only ones to take such a precaution , for late that night Jackson Chatterton lumbered on deck with a bottle in one huge hand . |
| 5 | At the end of the prosecution case , counsel for Paul Magee ( 42 ) and Michael O'Brien ( 32 ) told Mr Justice Laws that they were not calling any evidence . |
| 6 | Harry Fry , John Ross and Jimmy Rutherford , ordinary Scots who went off to fight for a cause in Spain and who were not to return . |
| 7 | The Macrory review considered the existing proposals for reshaping local government in Northern Ireland but they were not limited to these in making their recommendations . |
| 8 | ‘ I should explain that Matt and I were not lovers in the accepted sense ; we were friends — good friends , we 'd known each other from childhood so we had a lot in common . |
| 9 | So we had to obey all her orders , and Joseph and I were not allowed to scold her any more . |
| 10 | Already in the first century AD , under the influence of Judaism , Roman Society had begun to introduce a weekly day of rest — unlike ancient Greece where there were not even any school holidays , except on special occasions such as days in honour of Apollo , Poseidon , etc . |
| 11 | The Republicans on taking office in January 1953 warned London that they were not prepared to " gang up " with the British against Egypt . |
| 12 | Consumer advice surgeries in Cork , Peterlee , Consett and Chester-le-Street are to end after April because they were not being used enough . |
| 13 | ‘ A lot of people down south were suggesting before our matches against Leeds that we were not up to it , but I think we 've done more than enough to show that we are . |
| 14 | ‘ Charles Wood and I were not aware of the problems when we wrote the scene , ’ he recalled . |
| 15 | Its remit includes addressing the needs of businesses ineligible for either the Official List or the USM but which were not able to raise sufficient finance on a long-term basis elsewhere . |