Example sentences of "the [noun pl] was [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As if the verglas was n't enough , there 's a concrete snowfield below the wall . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , the idea of judicial independence in the sense of politicians not directly interfering with the activities of the courts was not a principle upheld in the Soviet Union . |
| 3 | And the Times was not even mould-breaking . |
| 4 | This did not evoke much response from the audience , because The Times was not widely read by university students . |
| 5 | Four charges under the food labelling regulations alleged the name used for the products was not sufficiently precise to tell a buyer of the true nature of the food . |
| 6 | Although Franco seemed well on the way to having Hedilla in his pocket in late October , Falangist support for merging with the Traditionalists was not yet guaranteed . |
| 7 | Accordingly , the action against the manufacturers was not time barred . |
| 8 | No but he was awful near the cars was n't he ? |
| 9 | The long struggle by popes and bishops for celibacy among the clergy was not over by Innocent 's pontificate . |
| 10 | Mr Rosen 's attack on the lists was not with the particular choice of titles — indeed the list was so extensive that no one could possibly be against them all . |
| 11 | The actual income of a kadi depended not only — or even principally — on his allowance , of course , but also on fees of various kinds ; and it may well be that if indeed the kadis of Istanbul , Edirne and Bursa continued to receive allowances of only 300 akce a day down to Hezarfen 's time , they did so because their allowances represented a relatively insignificant proportion of the monies they actually received , so that raising them to match the importance of the kadiliks was not a matter of particular moment . |
| 12 | Full use of the books was not made in some of the stricter districts of the Highlands where , it is recorded , some teachers refused to read fiction to their pupils because it was " untrue . " |
| 13 | ( I was well aware that the man in the bushes was not Mrs Browning 's only worry , and that she lived on interest from a small amount of capital fast diminishing in value . |
| 14 | He came to that which was his own , that 's in other words that was the Jews was n't it ? |
| 15 | ( It might be useful to remind the reader at this point that the Speech and Drama movement , although fading at the school level , had become firmly entrenched in teacher colleges where many well qualified Speech and Drama people had gained appointments , colleges such as Trent Park and Goldsmiths ' , where teacher-training in the arts was not unlike theatre-training . ) |
| 16 | For Gertrude Jekyll the arts and crafts creed of unity of the arts was not just an artistic concept but fundamental to her special art and skills in home-making which she passed on to Lutyens , inspiring him to build not just houses but homes . |
| 17 | [ But ] extermination of the natives was not in Moscow 's interests . |
| 18 | I 've heard that play so many times in the past few days , I knew the lines was n't right . |
| 19 | The employee 's affidavit was already in existence and the copy when first received by the defendants was not privileged . |
| 20 | Although a full inspection of the sites was not due to be conducted until June , the North Korean authorities allowed Blix and a team of inspectors to make an immediate " courtesy visit " in mid-May . |
| 21 | Erm this was erm all about the gypsies was n't it ? |
| 22 | Yes when the barriers was n't there you see , the water came right out through Hoy and went right out at . |
| 23 | His lordship held that , while a provision in a company 's articles that restricted its statutory power to alter those articles was invalid , an agreement outside the articles between shareholders about how they should exercise their voting rights on a resolution to alter the articles was not necessarily invalid . |
| 24 | We are not happy with this position in that the Inspector appears to accept that while the formality of recording the transfer of motor vehicles to the directors was not processed through the accounting records , he is by implication accepting that they were recorded , in order to have the directors ' loan accounts overdrawn while ignoring the dividend . |
| 25 | However , the antibacterial effect of the quinolones was not discovered by N. Barton and his colleagues for another 12 years . |
| 26 | He also said that talking to the parents was not an objective of the Society , nor should it be . |
| 27 | I mean , th tha when we took it over we , we got that , cos people said well , you know , just dishing out the oranges was n't there should be something organized so Rotaract said they would do we said we would give the money towards the prizes . |
| 28 | The rest of the maltings was n't finished until 1952 , then owned by . |
| 29 | However , the cost of the efficiency of the Royal Engineers in blowing up bridges , the gun never left these shores because most of the bridges was not strong enough to withstand it . |
| 30 | Another sporting triumph followed hard upon the conquest of Everest and gave added reassurance to the nation , especially those steeped in the amateur spirit for whom the demolition of English professional football by Puskas and the Hungarians was not a matter for much regret . |