Example sentences of "that [pers pn] was [not/n't] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I assured her that all was as it seemed , and that I was not under suspicion of murder , and that I was indeed doing all I could to help the police . |
| 2 | But you knew when we wed that I was not as other men — that my life , my choices were not those of normal men . ’ |
| 3 | I was slowly coming to realize that I was not at all indifferent to my patient . |
| 4 | It only took half a second to realize that I was not on camera but had strolled into a genuine ‘ stick-up ’ . |
| 5 | On my way out of the shed , I suddenly realised that I was not on my own . |
| 6 | I admit that I was not on the Committee and that I am on a steeply rising part of the learning curve , but I shall reach the asymptote fairly soon . |
| 7 | Unlike the Minister , I am not sorry that I was not on the Committee ; I am pleased that I missed it . |
| 8 | That I was not in agreement ? |
| 9 | On Jerba I had made it clear that I was not in the market for anything and they left me alone . |
| 10 | I regret the fact that I was not in the Chamber for the speech of the hon. Member for Pudsey ( Sir G. Shaw ) , but my hon. Friend the Member for Durham , North-West ( Ms. Armstrong ) , who was here , told me that he made a heavily veiled criticism of Government policy for its lack of recognition of progress as a key measure of the effectiveness of schools , and expressed concern about the morale of teachers who , he said , were not sufficiently recognised by society . |
| 11 | I was already sliding down in my seat trying to indicate to my parents without actually looking away from the screen that I was n't at all interested , when suddenly there was a close shot of the fly as it settled on her shoulder . |
| 12 | Some neighbours would even tell my daughters that I was n't at home because I was out having a good time with men . |
| 13 | ‘ I just woke up one morning and I felt glad to be alive , and glad that I was n't on this earth on my own , that there were other people to share it with me and help me get through my life . ’ |
| 14 | He screamed some incoherent threat , and I honestly looked round to check that I was n't on a film set . |
| 15 | After I had finally collected my British passport from Petty France , I bought an Evening Standard and found that I was n't in the team . |
| 16 | ‘ Why did n't you tell me in Brighton when we met that I was n't in the team ? |
| 17 | He had already told me on the Friday at the training session , and in front of about 20 of the lads , that I was n't in the team . |
| 18 | That I was n't in love with Nicola — which was true — and that I 'd give her up . ’ |
| 19 | You only wanted to test your theory that I was n't in love with my fiancé . |
| 20 | One thing I did learn from loving Paul was that I was n't in love with David . |
| 21 | ‘ But I still cling to the hope that I 'm mistaken , ’ Steve went on seriously , ‘ that I was n't in love and it was in fact infatuation . ’ |
| 22 | If I got on me high horse every time somebody hinted that I was n't like Betty Grable , I would have ridden to hell long before this . ’ |
| 23 | This probably accounted for the fact that she was not on duty at the theatre as much as she should have been and was very moody when she was there . |
| 24 | When we learned that she was not to be charged , the detective inspector carrying out the investigation told us : ‘ It 's the first I 've heard of it . ’ |
| 25 | It was as if they realised that she was not for the rough and tumble of this world , like the aggressive women with shaggy hair styles who pushed their way through life thrusting their hard shopping baskets at defenceless men . |
| 26 | ‘ When we met her she was getting very distressed and confused and frightened that she was not with her mother , ’ he said . |
| 27 | It was clear to the crush of admirers which pressed around her that she was not at her best . |
| 28 | With hindsight , Beatrice 's remark that she was not at all impressed and did n't know who he was seems significant . |
| 29 | Much braver than Louisa — ; who was offended by this comparison and declared that she was not at all afraid . |
| 30 | She was surprised to find that she was not at all self-conscious with him and she moved to nestle comfortably against him when he rolled away from her and propped himself up on the pillows . |