Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] it was not " in BNC.
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| 1 | So if you programme for something which fails to materialise , then you should not blame or punish yourself , or decide it was not meant to be . |
| 2 | M. Dupont held up his hand , though whether to acknowledge the applause or to stem it was not clear . |
| 3 | He derided those who thought it was ‘ all right to stay in opposition so long as your socialist heart is pure ’ , and argued it was not they who suffered , but the poor in Britain and in the third world : ‘ We are not just a debating society . |
| 4 | Sir John and Lady Beatrice vehemently objected to this , so Benjamin offered to supervise the soldiers and ensure it was not used as a pretext for theft or pillage . |
| 5 | The judge said the case did not mark a sharp change in government policy , and emphasised it was not to be regarded of general application by planning authorities around the country . |
| 6 | Yet oddly enough when Massine staged his Donald of the Burthens with the help of a Scottish expert to guide him through the traditional steps and figures it was not a success , possibly because too much reliance was placed . |
| 7 | The College did a survey and decided it was not a good risk . |
| 8 | It seemed to me that she was embarrassed by my family bereavement and felt it was not necessary to be part of it . |
| 9 | Despite Labour 's dogged insistence that anyone earning more than £21,060 per annum was ‘ rich ’ , millions looked at their family budget and saw it was not so . |
| 10 | I had tried this myself and knew it was not nearly as simple as the village boys made it seem . |
| 11 | He frowned when reporting this and said it was not good that she should be so hard . |
| 12 | ‘ He turned round and said it was not about your race , or religion , it 's about people — life is about people . |
| 13 | Other car industry sources described it variously as " utopian " and " unreasonable " , and said it was not being taken seriously . |
| 14 | Eventually , in a letter to Mrs Kemp 's lawyer , Mr McCallum offered 24 December 1990 as the only free date for a hearing , but added it was not the most suitable date . |
| 15 | Labour supporters in Bristol had considered canvassing known overseas voters but decided it was not worth the expense . |
| 16 | Personally I liked it , but felt it was not worth all the publicity I had helped create for it . |
| 17 | Officials gave no detail of the obstruction but said it was not a fishbone . |
| 18 | Whilst Benedicta described Ursula and her malevolent sow , Athelstan felt tempted to talk to Vincentius about the desecration of the cemetery but concluded it was not a topic suitable for the table . |