Example sentences of "was n't [adj] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The poor devil was n't sure whether to call me ‘ sir ’ or ‘ scoundrel ’ . |
| 2 | Charles was n't sure whether to say he was sorry or not . |
| 3 | Ann was n't sure whether to ask Amyas in or not , so she left him standing outside and hurried into the large parlour , where Harry was experimenting with tobacco . |
| 4 | When we got outside , I was n't sure whether to shut the door on the latch or leave it ajar for the nurse . |
| 5 | He was n't sure whether to speak in the accent he 'd used in Look Back in Anger ( ‘ a splendid Blimp' — Worcester Gazette ) or the one for When We are Married ( ‘ made a meal of the part' — Croydon Advertiser ) . |
| 6 | In 1913 , Liam Murphy did sail for New York without Nellie , promising to send for her ‘ as soon as he was settled ’ but Nessie O'Neil was n't sure and took her daughter home with her to the farm ‘ for company ’ . |
| 7 | She was n't married but went with a chap after a big dance , and Ruby said , ‘ What did you think , chuck ? ’ |
| 8 | They were trying to isolate the gene that produces insulin and insert it into the nucleus of a bacterium , so that you could get a self-replicating life-form which could then be used in the treatment of diabetes , or else it could provide a source of insulin that was n't animal-derived and did n't give you rejection problems . |
| 9 | ‘ If you 'd appeared on a day when I was n't jet-lagged and exasperated by travel delays , I might have reacted less belligerently to your unannounced arrival . |
| 10 | Smiling awkwardly , he cast around for a topic of conversation that was n't personal and had difficulty in finding one . |
| 11 | We were also glad to report that the lease holders at the time found that it was n't profitable and relinquished their rights . |
| 12 | And it was n't self-pity that kept her tossing and turning till dawn … |
| 13 | ‘ He would n't have got mixed up in all this if he was n't young and fit . |
| 14 | Yet she was n't afraid and did n't even bother to open her eyes to find out if she would have to get up and run with Gloria for the shelters . |
| 15 | The protest group fighting the plan says it was n't responsible and has condemned the attacks . |
| 16 | She drank two dry Martinis , and said she was n't hungry and did n't want to eat . |
| 17 | She twirled around the room but Mary was n't interested and returned upstairs with her friends to complete dressing . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'll mek this the best weddin' in the district , ’ she blustered , but Mary was n't interested and climbed the stairs without another word . |
| 19 | He clearly was n't happy when forced to go back out to bat and complete the 10 overs , losing his wicket twice having a slog and losing the match . |
| 20 | He was n't stern and scowling and barking orders . |
| 21 | Two waiters came into the buffet arguing , and then noticed that it was n't empty and went out again . |