Example sentences of "was [adj] and [verb] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were able to be original in their methods precisely because the Labour movement was weak and did not trap them in the confines of established institutions and procedures . |
| 2 | The truce was , however , greeted with scepticism by defence officials and citizens , who pointed out that the document was unsigned and did not have the public backing of the pro-Serb Yugoslav army . |
| 3 | Each such report was unqualified and did not contain a statement under Section 237 ( 2 ) or ( 3 ) of the Companies Act 1985 . |
| 4 | Bramble was forty-five and had not been thus addressed for almost a quarter of a century . |
| 5 | She was calm and did not rail in spite , that night , as they waited for the island 's noises to change to the night 's flutings and clicks and sighs . |
| 6 | Considering the discussion of religion in The Future of an Illusion and elsewhere , especially in Civilization and Its Discontents , it is clear that Freud thought of religion as being in need of explanation because it was irrational and did not further the happiness of mankind . |
| 7 | The description was vague and did not fit that of Daniel 's murderer . |
| 8 | He said because it had to cross the busy East Coast line at Darlington the timing was crucial and did not allow for a call at Allen 's West . |
| 9 | He was bewildered and did not know what to do . |
| 10 | He plotted to overthrow the senior lecturer in psychology who was fifty-two and had not rewritten his lecture on Piaget for fifteen years . |
| 11 | Reality was quick and did not brook negotiation ; in ‘ that sad swamp on the Potomac ’ , as North later liked to call Washington , reality passed over like a flare of marsh gas , too swift for most of the inhabitants to catch . |
| 12 | She was said to be ‘ strained and suspicious ’ , but insisted she was well and did not need help . |
| 13 | One of her maids was married and did not wish to leave ; another had become very religious . |
| 14 | The trouble was that ( where it was not already part of tradition ) the introduction of piece-work was often resisted , especially by the skilled men , and that it was complex and obscure not only for the workers , but for employers who often had only the haziest idea of what production-norms to set . |
| 15 | Among women protected by a close , confiding relationship with their husband , not having a job was unimportant and did not increase their vulnerability . |
| 16 | It was not in their financial interest to provoke or prolong strikes or to create bitterness and resentment when trade was brisk and labour not in demand . |
| 17 | Dorothy was puzzled and did not know what to say , so she smiled and then started up the path to the back door , when he called her back . |
| 18 | However , she felt that this was artificial and did not reflect their real attitudes . |
| 19 | While both the philosophical and sociological responses to Mannheim 's work was critical and did not exactly embrace the sociology of knowledge as an exciting new project , it has been recognized as a promising new area for development . |
| 20 | Allitt was off-duty and did not return until 3 April when there was ‘ an odd incident ’ , said Mr Goldring . |
| 21 | Reception was in many places extremely poor , but the new audience was enthusiastic and seemed not to mind the difficulty involved in tuning to Dar es Salaam . |