Example sentences of "was [not/n't] use [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Feeling some shyness — he was not used to social life , and this looked to be above his station — he used the brass knocker , polished as it was to show one 's face , distorted , as though in a mirror at a fair . |
| 2 | It must have been discouraging that Adieu was not thought worthy to be given at Sadler 's Wells , and that the more handsome setting which Stevenson had designed for it was not used at that time . |
| 3 | So , for example , a request that evidence be taken on oath would be complied with in Switzerland despite the fact that the oath was not used under local procedure . |
| 4 | If one reads the Gospels themselves , with no preconceptions whatever , there is nothing to suggest that the title was not used in all seriousness — was not perfectly legitimate and acknowledged as such by at least some of Jesus 's contemporaries , including Pilate . |
| 5 | The principle of intention to treat was not used in this analysis as the purpose was evaluation of the untreated condition and the effects of treatments rather than their feasibility . |
| 6 | His story was not used in any British newspapers , but the real backlash came when How I Won the War was screened at the Pavilion Cinema in London 's West End , in October 1967 , exactly twenty-five years after the battle of El Alamein , which saw the war begin to swing in Britain 's favour . |
| 7 | It is strange that although this technology was known it was not used by Kentish craftsmen for nearly 50 years . |
| 8 | She was n't used to such handsome men paying her attention . |
| 9 | I was n't used to such good treatment , then it clicked : we were wearing suits . |
| 10 | I simply was n't used to all the attention , but I answered their questions as best I could . |
| 11 | He was n't used to all this political discussion . |
| 12 | She was n't used to that either . |