Example sentences of "[pron] were n't [verb] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only thing she were n't chuffed about is she could n't cash cheque , it had to go all through bank and everything . |
| 2 | They could n't tell you off for not turning off the lights but you were n't meant to be out of your dorm or even out of bed . |
| 3 | Erm er , very concerned as to what it was going to lead up to up , and hoping , you know , against hope that 's you were n't going to be involved in anything like that . |
| 4 | After all , here you are in Nicole 's hotel bedroom , obviously believing that you were n't going to be finding a third party here as well . |
| 5 | Well you were n't going to be anyway because you er , oh it 's on tonight is it ? |
| 6 | When a young lad , well as a young lad you were n't allowed to be cos you 're not going to be in there son , and as I was er saying until I , until I left school I was more or less at work between school and bedtime you see , but er the majority of lads used to do a , do a little part-time job in those days |
| 7 | What we were n't prepared for was their total closure . |
| 8 | We were n't trained to be acquisitive . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The majority had no wish to stop work , particularly after the great strides which had been made in recent months , but they were n't going to be sat on either . |
| 11 | ‘ DAS made it clear to the shop that they were n't going to be messed around , ’ explains Lawrence . |
| 12 | I 'm sure they were n't meant to be there , but the solo probably felt so good that they decided the Ds were n't horrific enough to worry about . |