Example sentences of "[noun sg] that it was n't [pron] " in BNC.

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1 And therefore in a sense , it might be down to departmental management that it was n't something that the suggestion system should encompass .
2 I must admit to a certain degree of hurt masculine pride that it was n't me who tempted you , but , as a businessman and a major shareholder in the station , I have to admire your dedication .
3 Oh , heavens , she thought , and tried to discount a dreadful feeling that it was n't his secretary so much that he was furious to see , but her !
4 ‘ My government wants your assurance that it was n't my fault . ’
5 In the city , for example , there was the thought that it was n't ours , it was just there to be exploited .
6 It had been clear from the conversation that it was n't something that concerned the gallery , but her personally .
7 She was a bit troublesome to me to begin with but I soon cottoned on to the fact that it was n't her but the girl she was sitting next to within the class .
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