Example sentences of "we were n't [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were n't elected to do that . |
| 2 | And someone said he did n't go because he thought it meant we were n't confirmed ! ’ |
| 3 | Whereas er in erm a factory , I believe , they would have had to have er the rooms whitewashed , colourwashed or whitewashed at certain times , we were n't bound up with any regulations , then . |
| 4 | We 'd been in make-up and when we were n't called he said , ‘ Right , Dennis , open the bar . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ We were n't thrown about and we were n't injured . |
| 6 | We were n't clad in PT kit but in woollen pullovers and regulation slacks and it seemed unlikely that anything violent was imminent . |
| 7 | But someone sent those cars after us and whoever he is , he 'll soon know we were n't involved . |
| 8 | We were n't involved satisfactorily . |
| 9 | I 'm awfully sorry we were n't involved . |
| 10 | We met in London briefly earlier this year and had to make sure we were n't seen in public together . ’ |
| 11 | I 'm sure we were n't seen , but I was pretty scared . ’ |
| 12 | We were n't charged any rent . |
| 13 | We were n't charged anything for the food , so we were there as guests , although everybody else was working but we was given the most comfortable er room to stay , so it , there were quite a few people living there because of this reason , that er people coming from outside looking for a job , they would automatically er obtain the accommodation without being charged for it . |
| 14 | And which we , we were n't granted the time off , we were granted time off without pay but not paid leave . |
| 15 | We were n't taped up this time , but we were blindfolded . |
| 16 | ‘ We were n't liked at all to begin with , especially by the Children 's Department who resented the fact that a programme aimed at 8 to 14-year-olds had been given to the Drama Group , and not to them . ’ |
| 17 | We were n't prepared for Texas to be quite so — er , Texan . |
| 18 | What we were n't prepared for was their total closure . |
| 19 | Then I became very angry , because we were n't given a choice about the use of these chemicals . |
| 20 | We were n't given it . |
| 21 | There are proposals to link Valmorel 's skiing area to the Three Valleys , although we were n't given a definite timescale . |
| 22 | ‘ We were n't given a chance with our last two games away to England and Romania . |
| 23 | I probably , homework , because her daughter was dying or something and she , her daughter was quite seriously ill and taken to hospital , so we just had Miss so we were n't given any homework for that |
| 24 | I thought it might be that there was a , we were n't covered for the liability to pick people |
| 25 | So , but , but basically the answer to your question is , if we were n't asked then there 's no requirement for us to give the information . |
| 26 | Then there are batteries for when we 're stopped , but they 'd only last for forty-five minutes , eh ? , if we were n't plugged into the ground supply at a station . |
| 27 | But , like , we were n't rushed off our feet , is what I |
| 28 | How were they to know we were n't kept late at work ? |
| 29 | But I do n't know why we were n't alerted sooner . ’ |
| 30 | But I do n't know why we were n't alerted sooner . ’ |