Example sentences of "was [not/n't] [adj] [prep] these " in BNC.
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| 1 | it was not appropriate in these circumstances to follow ‘ the liesbosch ’ decision which held that impecuniosity was an effective cause of the need to hire so that costs were not recoverable . |
| 2 | Edward had conceived and arranged the exhibition himself and was aware that it lacked verve : he was not good at these things . |
| 3 | Blake was not one of these . |
| 4 | Our Mum was not one of these and she knew it , but the knowledge did n't bother her ; she could n't care less whether she was liked or not . |
| 5 | Some mothers assume beauty in their daughters , and continue to believe it to be there , in defiance , often enough , of the facts , but Mrs Maugham was not one of these mothers . |
| 6 | Even the highest-priced leading manufacturer was not immune to these practices . |
| 7 | It was not uncommon for these missioners to refer to their deaf clients as ‘ our poor deaf brethren ’ . |
| 8 | It acknowledged that this was not possible in these cases , since they each supplied about half of the total energy needs of their respective regions . |
| 9 | Apparently there have been cases here but Horizon was not forthcoming on these and , apparently , the DHSS is not forthcoming either . |
| 10 | Soering was not satisfied with these assurances and applied unsuccessfully to the English courts for judicial review . |
| 11 | ‘ It was not wise for these two young girls to be out so late , ’ said the detective inspector in charge of the case . |
| 12 | Given that Franco was not alone on these occasions and that he was busy destroying nature , rather than reflecting upon it , it seems more likely that advancing age and the duration of his mandate had reduced his appetite for playing an active role in Spain 's political life . |
| 13 | After the Reformation it was not unusual for these charnels to be cleared and taken over by prominent local families as their burial vault , as happened at Saffron Walden and Thaxted , both in Essex . |
| 14 | If peace was not obtainable on these terms , then of course he wanted victory , and he wanted to know before he started the battle that he could be certain of gaining it . |
| 15 | As I understand it from what was said at Edingley it was n't necessary for these buses to go to Norwood Gardens because they were well served without . |
| 16 | Nick Logan was n't one of these ; he was a ‘ ticket ’ , a mod who came up to town by train , from Walthamstow in his case , which was where he grew up , left school at 15 and joined the local paper . |
| 17 | She was n't one of these poor deprived kids who slipped in through an open window or an inadequately locked door and then did not know better than to steal a television or a video . |
| 18 | Would he tell us then what he believes the impact of the er pay settlements will have on the spending he 's allowed local authorities because it seems to me there must either be a cut in staff er and a cut in services if they 're gon na keep within the the money that he made available at the time when he was n't aware of these settlements . |