Example sentences of "not [verb] [pron] was [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Born , they held it like a long skinned thing and for a moment she stared at it hanging in the air not knowing if it was alive or dead , good or bad , not believing it was over . |
| 2 | ‘ I know , ’ she allowed with a mocking little smile , painfully aware that she could not control what was about to happen but planning more of the same for later , since he found it so unwelcome , her small revenge . |
| 3 | Mr Anthony said : ‘ He really did not appreciate what was down below the bridge . ’ |
| 4 | Quinn had made plain if Zack did not call it was over . |
| 5 | But I had no idea how to implement my refusal and , when I began not to eat it was out of apathy and depression , out of a hopelessness concerning myself ( including my body ) , rather than according to a definite plan . |
| 6 | ‘ I did not imagine he was about to escape , ’ Felipe said coolly . |