Example sentences of "[was/were] [not/n't] [adj] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Karl was not unintelligent when it came to his own interests , his own career . |
| 2 | Although somewhat bulky and unflattering , it was not unsuccessful as it blended with the current trend for layered clothes and endorsed the rustic air of a bygone age that other ‘ Laura Ashley ’ clothes were now describing , As they would not consider offering anything that was not made of 100 per cent natural fibres , they managed to complete the range by producing dresses in brushed cotton and cotton corduroy . |
| 3 | The language was not Romanian and it sounded too guttural and staccato to be Russian . |
| 4 | She remembered the needle going into flesh , but she was not sure that it had been her own . |
| 5 | The opinion evidence was not admissible as it sought to answer the very matter that was for the Special Commissioner 's decision , a question for which the witness was not qualified as an expert . |
| 6 | A Liberty 's staff member said : ‘ We were told a phone call was made from the Palace saying the Queen was not happy and it had to come down . ’ |
| 7 | It was not publishable as it stood , said Michael , but might it be of interest to me ? |
| 8 | Six to eight men hauled the Durham wagon round the streets — they said it was easier to move than it looked , as once it was rolling it was not difficult until it had to be stopped ! |
| 9 | ‘ The study was not significant because it documented something previously unknown , but because it documented overwhelmingly something already known . ’ |
| 10 | The basic idea of evolution was not unknown because it had been actively supported by some radicals during the 1830s and 1840s . |
| 11 | He deserved a reward for that at least , although I was n't sure whether it said a lot for his pertinacity or little for his perspicacity . |
| 12 | It was big but it was n't tall because it walked on four feet . |
| 13 | We fixed it up as well as we could — which was n't well but it did give us both somewhere to live away from our parents , a first real taste of independence . |
| 14 | It obviously was n't accidental that it worked out that way . |
| 15 | But they they , that was n't accurate because it has to go up , to have fifteen kilometres a second . |
| 16 | It was n't bad while it lasted , though . |
| 17 | Even when I said I was family — well , yes , I know it was n't true but it seemed near enough the truth to use to persuade them neither of them would give her away . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Luckily it was n't malignant but it affected me mentally and emotionally and I was a bit of a mess . |