Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] was n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was Lewis who had asked the question , and Ashenden turned in his chair to face him : ‘ Are you suggesting I was n't there ? ’ |
| 2 | Yer know , Doll , when I was about fifty , and goin' through you know what , well this Sunday I was feelin' there was n't much left to go on livin' for . |
| 3 | I thought it might be — that 's why I went back to Hong Kong , so I would n't be tempted to see you and start believing it was n't . |
| 4 | When we were camping there was n't enough room inside the van , so they bought an awning , which they slept in , of course . |
| 5 | ‘ It could have been major much earlier — I had the know-how and had already done the groundwork — but when I was racing there was n't the time , nor did I have the surplus energy to allow the business its head . |
| 6 | I made it easier for him by saying I was n't tired , I wanted to stay up and star-gaze , and anyway the sofa in the living area was very comfortable . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm not saying I was n't robbed . ’ |
| 8 | Now I was n't coming I was n't a refugee from anything except unemployment . |
| 9 | At the end of the fortnight she wrote to her father , saying she was n't coming back . |
| 10 | I , I 'd just , I 'm not agreeing with the situation many , I 'm not saying there was n't anybody , clearly people were |
| 11 | ‘ They kept saying they thought it was a fine script , and I kept saying it was n't . |
| 12 | Which was n't possible because Chris was saying it was n't possible to do . |
| 13 | Although the sun was shining it was n't that warm . |
| 14 | And then you can you know , I mean , technically we have expanded cos if you look in in a couple of years there was me and you doing it was n't there ? |
| 15 | I stroked him , he gave me a big lick , and I could see relief sweep over him knowing I was n't going to hit him . ’ |
| 16 | Chesarynth gritted her teeth , her lips clamped on half-formed phrases that would give the game away , knowing she was n't good enough to deserve the shining wonder the meanings sang inside her . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm not interested , ’ she said , knowing she was n't telling the whole truth . |
| 18 | ‘ What I would really like , ’ said Flora , knowing there was n't any , ‘ is chocolate hazelnut spread . ’ |
| 19 | He looked to see if there was a key in the lock , knowing there was n't because he 'd looked before . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm glad to see you 've got over your matrimonial difficulties without rancour , ’ I said , draining my glass , knowing he was n't listening . |
| 21 | So assuming it was n't bad manners or simply an oversight , you must have had a reason . ’ |
| 22 | He cringed from that single revelation of himself and of his motive , even while knowing it was n't really true to his nature , that the instance had come , gone and never would return . |
| 23 | She had borne it all alone , not knowing it was n't true . |
| 24 | And even if I had , and wanted it , I 'd hardly keep insisting it was n't him , would I ? ’ she exclaimed . |
| 25 | He would n't be the first homosexual man to go to bed with a woman in the hope of proving he was n't gay . |
| 26 | Look what Jesus says here in Luke chapter thirteen , in verse twenty four , just let me pick a few phrases out , verse twenty four it says shall not be able in verse twenty five there was their cry Lord open to us and in verse twenty seven their response depart from me the result in verse twenty eight there was gon na be weeping it was n't gon na be universal , they were not all gon na be saved , they were not all just gon na be swept in in the last day and did n't really matter , you 're all buddies together now in heaven , not at all , this surely what Jesus says here makes it very clear that all will not be saved if at first we 've already mentioned in John er no sorry verse further on in John three this done verse thirty six he who believes in the son has eternal life , but he who does not obey the son shall not see life but the wrath of God abides upon him , there 's no suggestion there of being ultimately brought in to God 's heaven and ultimately being saved , no it is the wrath of God abideth upon that person . |
| 27 | She met his determined gaze and knew that avoiding him was n't going to be easy . |
| 28 | She 'd powdered her face in the lavatory on the train , examining her reflection in the mirror , thinking she was n't bad-looking . |
| 29 | She glanced at her watch , hoping she was n't too early . |
| 30 | ‘ She 's a bit in love with you , ’ murmured Juliet , hoping she was n't giving anything away . |