Example sentences of "that they [was/were] n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | That they were n't having to give me a testimonial , which I would be entitled to soon , and were making a profit on my sale . ’ |
| 2 | Errant mothers wished that they were n't or , given that they were , had a different case officer from Frau Nordern . |
| 3 | They were not in fact the same thing — they were two separate things — and up until this point , it seemed like it was all one thing — that MainMan and David were the same — but it began to become apparent that they were n't . |
| 4 | Initially I wanted to be in Kabul should there be an offensive , then reality began setting in and I could see that they were n't going to take a village , let alone a capital . ’ |
| 5 | Nutty told him that they were n't . |
| 6 | It seemed to be a green light to both sides , the brewery 's only concern being that they were n't Jehovah 's Witnesses or Christian Scientists ! |
| 7 | I rang the RSPCA who said that they were n't allowed to catch stray dogs in an unconfined area , unless the dog was being ill treated or was hurt . |
| 8 | Yes , they had talent , more than all of us put together , but that does n't negate the fact that they were n't trying to be lyrically witty , which always sounds so contrived . |
| 9 | ‘ Counterfeiting techniques have become highly sophisticated and in many cases the packaging has been copied to the finest degree so that the ordinary consumer would have absolutely no idea , from the outside , that they were n't buying the genuine article , ’ explains Mike Wadsley . |
| 10 | ‘ I knew that they were n't students and I began to resist but one of them hit me over the head with a gun . |
| 11 | He was aware that they could be setting out on a wild-goose chase , but he had to believe that they were n't . |
| 12 | One woman described how she experienced an aggressive pattern : ‘ I found it very difficult to cope with women over me , especially if I thought that they were n't being fair — although I had no problems when dealing with men . |
| 13 | ‘ DAS made it clear to the shop that they were n't going to be messed around , ’ explains Lawrence . |
| 14 | ‘ There were a few kids who came up to meet me and said that they were n't going to vote until they heard what I had to say . ’ |
| 15 | Some felt that they had mellowed already and that they were n't so active as they had been before . |
| 16 | In the discussion groups , some men seemed proud that they were n't romantic , viewing it as boring and effeminate , or of strictly short-term value . |
| 17 | On reflection , he rather regrets that they were n't looking out for each other . |
| 18 | They had been put nominally under the command of ex-army officers like Tubby , to give them a cloak of respectability , but Tubby pointed out that they were n't army units or subject to army authority . |
| 19 | The guards had always said that they were n't bothered about anyone in British gaols , so we 'd hoped it would be easier for us to get out than for the others . |
| 20 | I remember complaining to my parents that they were n't teaching me anything . |
| 21 | He supposed that she had to be somewhere and he reminded himself that they were n't supposed to be together so what did it matter , but still he kept catching himself scanning the crowd for her . |
| 22 | They were on reserve , which meant that they were n't on the shelves but had to be ordered from the stock by a librarian . |
| 23 | They were both out for most of the time , and my mother was torn between relief that they were n't under her feet all the time and resentment that they were treating her house like an hotel . |
| 24 | Pearce cast a look back at Gilbert and Frye , to make sure that they were n't listening . |
| 25 | Researchers working on the biochemistry of learning and memory needed to develop new model systems , in which the changes we sought to identify would be big enough to be measured , yet in which we could be sure that they were n't simply artefacts . |
| 26 | She supposed it was possible that they were n't all dead . |
| 27 | So you invariably find that they were n't on piece work . |
| 28 | I made a few as samples and then she could see that they were n't right so we did n't use them in the end . |
| 29 | Then further , into the little purses that must never be talked about , that they were n't supposed to know they had . |
| 30 | And , since her friends had known , but still let her walk right into it , Folly had decided impulsively that they were n't friends at all , and changed her plans . |