Example sentences of "[noun prp] was n't [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hank said , ‘ Simon was n't really a war profiteer , was he , Daddy ? ’ |
| 2 | Greene was n't just a novelist — he was a brilliant journalist and screenplay writer . |
| 3 | ‘ Luke Denner was n't just a client , was he ? ’ she murmured softly . |
| 4 | That is because Emerson was n't truly a Brazilian , but a Paulista . |
| 5 | And Bob Dylan was n't just a folk singer . |
| 6 | I mean , Gebrec was n't just a colleague , he was a close friend . ’ |
| 7 | The ‘ mass-produced ’ Healey was n't exactly a limo , but it was a bit bigger on creature comforts than the steadfastly spartan , hand-built Cobra . |
| 8 | What one can read between the lines was that Jackie was n't yet a champion , that he knew he was good enough to be one and that the pressures and opportunities to make money were too good to be passed up . |