Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] it [was/were] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It became clear that it was not possible to achieve desirable social change in the Third World by treating people as if they were isolated objects , living outside a social context . ’ |
| 2 | From documents in Israeli archives , it has become clear that it was not the Shahs personal decision to grant de facto recognition to Israel . |
| 3 | S made clear that it was not prepared to agree to B 's terms , and that the price was not yet finalised , but agreed to commence work . |
| 4 | However , as the evidence developed before him , it became clear that it was not necessary for the carers to sleep overnight and thus , plus they did not need bedrooms and therefore a four bedroomed bungalow with rooms for the plaintiff , her parents , the night sleeper and one for Clare or to be used as a spare room , would be sufficient . |
| 5 | This made it clear that it was not the governments objective to alter fundamentally the red relationship between auditor and client , nor were we looking to increase the costs of audit . |
| 6 | However , profit margins are tiny where they exist at all and ICI had made it clear that it was not chasing ‘ profitless prosperity . ’ |
| 7 | And I think I made it quite clear that it was not the quality of the Education Authority that was the basis of the Banbury School 's proposals , it was the County Council 's decision to go ahead on a consultation for tertiary education , an entirely different animal in Oxfordshire , and I , like Bob , would agree that the erm quality of education offered in Oxfordshire is first class . |
| 8 | Perhaps there was something wrong but it was not that serious . |
| 9 | The grant-aid earned under the new Regulations was adequate but it was not generous and although class programmes were extended to new centres and programmes expanded in existing branches , the costs of provision also increased and the District required overdraft facilities until 1950 when a small surplus was secured . |
| 10 | The strike was related to the refusal of the bantustan authorities to recognize the National Union of Mineworkers which it regarded as foreign since it was not registered in the bantustan , but in South Africa itself . |
| 11 | It led her to believe that her deluded behaviour was within the realm of the acceptable when it was not . |
| 12 | Was it possible that it was not , after all , some long-gone love , but … ? |
| 13 | Another naval diver and a close friend of Crabb who knew him well , Sidney James Knowles BEM , also saw the body and was quite definite that it was not Crabb . |
| 14 | Also , the Beastline Enchantment was still so strong that it was not judged necessary for the Ritual to be invoked and the ceremonial mating with the Wolves to take place . |
| 15 | Allen studied the Neolithic revolution and became convinced that it was not a matter of someone having a bright idea and beginning to plant seeds . |
| 16 | Jonathan Aitken 's recruitment to the cause of Biafra was motivated originally by his close friendship with Hugh Fraser , but I am convinced that it was not long before , on a close examination of the circumstances , he became honourably convinced that the British government was backing the wrong cause for dishonourable reasons . |
| 17 | She had striven to make her work perfect — forgetful that it was not perfection which life required , but completeness . |
| 18 | She felt light-headed and it was not just the swift change from lying down to standing . |
| 19 | Whilst the venue on this occasion was central and it was not the first time the A.G.M. had been held on a Friday evening , the Committee appreciates that perhaps the idea of holding the Meeting on the evening before the Dinner Dance to enable those travelling to London to attend both events was not a good one . |
| 20 | The narrow streets were crowded and it was not long before Gerald had discovered the cause of the exultant bedlam . |
| 21 | The research team succeeded in getting their prize pair of chimps , Austin and Sherman , to flash images at each other and to respond appropriately by fetching the object signified for the other or to return empty-handed if it were not there . |
| 22 | Of course the debate in government and Parliament was crucial but it was not the only way in which the educational reform was tested at the time nor the only way to assess it later . |
| 23 | Such an education was republican and democratic but it was not egalitarian : it aimed to encourage , in Fumaroli 's words , ‘ the only nobility compatible with political democracy ’ nobility of spirit . |
| 24 | Held that it was not taxable because it was not paid under an enforceable contract . |
| 25 | It would be absurd if it were not so unlikely . |
| 26 | This death of Solomon reissues would be understandable if it were not for treatment given by EMI to other pianists . |
| 27 | British Rail argued long and hard that it was not possible to open it . |
| 28 | However , it is likely that it was not felt necessary to refer the matter anywhere else as , according to current practice , it was a matter of discipline . |
| 29 | The great increase in air traffic made accidents almost inevitable and it was not long until Ayrshire had its first major air crash . |
| 30 | He said a derailment was likely if it was not replaced soon . |