Example sentences of "it was n't [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was n't right the way her heart had leapt when he 'd touched her . |
| 2 | It was n't exactly a copybook launch , though by no means was everything within Ford 's control . |
| 3 | It was n't exactly a naturalist 's dream , but to me it was the Great Outdoors , an unexplored wilderness . |
| 4 | It was n't exactly a pass , but what the hell was Bogie to make of it ? |
| 5 | " It was n't exactly a question and now I know what you 're like I do n't think I can — " |
| 6 | ‘ It was n't exactly a mystery . |
| 7 | While it was n't exactly a cheerful tone , it was more animated than Faye had been since she first admitted that she was having trouble with her eyes , and Belinda knew that she would tell her husband about the problem as soon as they were alone . |
| 8 | It was n't exactly a joke was it now Andy ? |
| 9 | It was n't exactly an exciting party , but the vice squad knocked on the door . |
| 10 | ‘ It was n't exactly an in-depth survey , just a bit of fun . ’ |
| 11 | All right , so he had a flat , but it was n't exactly the kind of place that Warren Beatty would have wanted to call home . |
| 12 | And it was n't exactly the kind of thing endorsed by the First Spiritualist Church . |
| 13 | Yet it was n't altogether a lie . |
| 14 | It was n't simply a matter of class , it was the feeling of the big-league operator for the non-contender . |
| 15 | Chairman Peter Kane said : ‘ It was n't simply a question of motivating and training our own employees … we also need to communicate the benefits to all 50 franchisees . ’ |
| 16 | It was n't even a very big target . |
| 17 | It was n't time , it was n't even a distant clock . |
| 18 | It was n't even a show that he liked . |
| 19 | For an instant she thought of running , but knew it was n't even an option as his grip tightened and he drew her , struggling towards him . |
| 20 | It was n't even the Wimbledon of The Complete History . |
| 21 | It was n't even the sight of Alf Roberts in Coronation Street collapsing with a suspected heart attack after eating too much Christmas pudding . |
| 22 | And it was n't even the same day , but the day after , and as a result , er a man called John , |
| 23 | One of the production 's virtues was that , although it had TV stars , it was n't just a succession of tacky TV turns . |
| 24 | It was n't just a matter of meeting an old comedian ; I was meeting someone out of the dustier corners of my private pantheon . |
| 25 | It was n't just a sheer and hollow left-hander : it reared up and rolled over right in front of your eyes . |
| 26 | For me it was n't just a question of being at ease with my homosexuality : I was more concerned with the way in which that sexuality expressed itself . |
| 27 | It was n't just a matter of image for Switchboard though , or a way to make a few right-on gay men sleep easier in their beds . |
| 28 | The impact it had on me was that here were a lot of gay people who were interested in politics ; for whom it was n't just a social thing to do after work . |
| 29 | It was like a little explosion because it was n't just a question of telling one other person ; I had to tell my parents and I had to tell all my schoolfriends and make sure that my world existed and to a great extent it did . |
| 30 | ‘ It was n't just a case of me having to lay vocals down while I was over there . |