Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] it [be] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The College did a survey and decided it was not a good risk . |
| 4 | It seemed to me that she was embarrassed by my family bereavement and felt it was not necessary to be part of it . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I had tried this myself and knew it was not nearly as simple as the village boys made it seem . |
| 7 | Erm , and Chris had a look at it and said it 's not the phone it 's your line , so she had to have the , the G P O people in . |
| 8 | He frowned when reporting this and said it was not good that she should be so hard . |
| 9 | ‘ He turned round and said it was not about your race , or religion , it 's about people — life is about people . |
| 10 | Other car industry sources described it variously as " utopian " and " unreasonable " , and said it was not being taken seriously . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Labour supporters in Bristol had considered canvassing known overseas voters but decided it was not worth the expense . |
| 13 | Personally I liked it , but felt it was not worth all the publicity I had helped create for it . |
| 14 | Crest Homes told us they were aware of the suggestion there may a problem at Haydon Wick , but insisted it 's not supported by the research that 's been carried out . |
| 15 | Officials gave no detail of the obstruction but said it was not a fishbone . |
| 16 | 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 . |