Example sentences of "it [was/were] [not/n't] part " in BNC.
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| 1 | Surprise at the gentle way he lifted her breast as though it were not part of her . |
| 2 | He bent to get a closer look at one drawing that had been fixed lower than the others , as if the teacher had somehow tried to segregate it off and pretend that it was n't part of the display . |
| 3 | ‘ It was n't part of my brief . |
| 4 | It was n't part of his brief . |
| 5 | I thought it did show up , but I mean it was n't part of it 's a natural part of |
| 6 | At the moment most drivers have no official training on how to cope with motorway conditions , I asked Sergeant Bill Clarke from the Forces Driving School why it was n't part of the driving test . |
| 7 | But Mr Mellor replied said that ‘ thank goodness in this free society ’ it was not part of his job to decide whether prosecuting authorities should prosecute . |
| 8 | When he was sure it was not part of geriatric panic or imagination , he went quickly to the Pearman 's stable , found a crowbar , and levered the cottage door open . |
| 9 | It was not part of the Sakata residential sector , which had its own workers ' and managers ' houses where the Lomaxes lived , but was much more run-down . |
| 10 | However , invariably in practice , and with the single exception of Cramlington in principle , it was not part of strategic planning for modernization . |
| 11 | The mother argued that the society could not rely on this defence as it was not part of the state . |
| 12 | In reality it was not part of the city at all ; the builders of Kinsai had carved away the plateau and slotted the massive stones of the defences into place around the old structure so that the marvellous symmetry of the circular layout would not be interrupted . |
| 13 | It was not part of the Primary Needs Programme but the method was advocated through PNP INSET . |
| 14 | It was not part of our brief to undertake a comparative study of policy , strategy and professional roles and relationships in different LEAs , but we strongly commend the study as an adjunct to the appraisal of Authority practices to which Leeds committed itself in response to the recommendations in our final report . |
| 15 | ‘ I know very little , ’ Lucien said , and was about to add , ‘ it was not part of the Vibrancy studies ’ , but remembered in time that that was a remark suitable only for Walterkin 's ears . |
| 16 | Adorno and Marcuse both argued that popular culture did not have critical potential in that it was not part of an autonomous cultural sphere as were certain high cultural works of art . |
| 17 | The court ruled that there was sufficient evidence for a sixth charge , of complicity in the execution of seven Jewish hostages in 1944 , but that this was not a crime against humanity since it was not part of a " methodical extermination plan " , and that it therefore fell under a 20-year statute of limitations for the prosecution of " ordinary " war crimes . |
| 18 | It was not part of my plan to make a detour via Chastlecombe , but since you wo n't talk to me on the phone I did n't have much choice . |