Example sentences of "[noun pl] were n't [verb] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Welshmen were n't born to be right . |
| 2 | ‘ Fine for a 1950s semi , but old buildings were n't intended to be hermetically sealed ; preventing moisture getting in and out causes real damage . ’ |
| 3 | Things were n't going to be too bad , he decided . |
| 4 | But from the beginning I sensed that things were n't going to be easy , not for any of us . |
| 5 | Perhaps things were n't going to be so bad after all . |
| 6 | ‘ One or two working party members felt there was no point in taking as many students on to courses if the practice placements were n't available and their skills were n't going to be needed in the new world . ’ |
| 7 | The Foreign Office has now issued a warning to tourists about terrorist activity in Egypt , and says the reason it was n't given out sooner is because British tourists were n't thought to be at risk . |