Example sentences of "be n't [verb] [adv] as [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are frustrated because things are n't working out as they had hoped . |
| 2 | Things were n't turning out as she 'd expected at all ; now she was dazed , confused , hardly knew where she was or what she was saying . |
| 3 | Things were n't working out as they 'd hoped , he said , and it had been agreed to take Peter off presenting the early evening news programme . |
| 4 | It may be necessary to stamp the boot more firmly when using French technique on harder slopes , but it is important that the edge of the boot is n't kicked in as it would be when not wearing crampons , as this only uses half the available points . |
| 5 | He was meeting the lads at seven and I was n't to wait up as he might not be home till February ( a chip off the old block ) . |
| 6 | It was n't working out as they had hoped . |