Example sentences of "[coord] it was [adv] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it was surely not merely over-confidence of his good usage here that gave his eyes that insolent green blaze , and his voice the sharp , clear edge of defiance . |
| 2 | Because we 'd run out of cornflour and it was all not thick enough . |
| 3 | For a start Claridges Hotel , in London 's Mayfair , where the Russians would be staying , was fully bugged by MI5 on a permanent basis ( because so many ‘ interesting ’ foreign guests stayed there ) and it was certainly not going to miss the opportunity of eavesdropping on the two leaders . |
| 4 | Perhaps that type of patronage was of small value in comparison with the need to provide employment for friends , but it was all grist to the mill of a politician intent on keeping his interest solidly united , and it was certainly not scorned by those with bursaries in their gift . |
| 5 | And it was certainly not Asquith 's view . |
| 6 | for October , I think , when I was up at the hospital and it was down not I was below . |
| 7 | But it was evidently not well screened enough , as we discovered one hot day when we were placidly sunbathing in our undies ( Waaf issue , flesh pink and substantial ) . |
| 8 | Peasants , sons could become lay brothers in Cistercian houses , but it was probably not common for them to take the habit as choir monks . |
| 9 | But it was probably not DNA , since the chances of forming a whole DNA molecule by random combinations are small . |
| 10 | Most of the older children would have liked to continue their education but it was just not possible financially . |
| 11 | Political considerations may have made them less inclined to return to China , but it was generally not a major reason for leaving in the first place . |
| 12 | Er but nobody could tell me for certain what it was that they intended to use it for , er but it was apparently not guaranteed that it would continue to be used er as a market hall . |
| 13 | They were very keen on keeping both the songs and the set short but it was sometimes not appreciated , especially in Holland . |
| 14 | They gave me food with stones and yak dung , but it was still not enough and they put it in a urine container . |
| 15 | The French carried out a successful attack on Albany , which was very close to the northern frontier of New York settlement up the Hudson Valley , but it was still not likely that they could reach the coastal towns which were the heart of English settlement . |
| 16 | But it was still not certain that war would come and , moreover , the reality of Berlin was less appealing than the romantic challenge seen from a basement flat in Earl 's Court . |
| 17 | But it was still not enough to overcome the crisis , and it is difficult to quarrel with the verdict of many of Hoover 's critics — " too little , too late " . |
| 18 | In April-July 1989 the Soviet leader visited West Germany , Britain and France and again talked of a common European home , but it was still not clear what , in practical terms , this amounted to . |
| 19 | But it was certainly not my intention to say that the ASB in general and on other accounting questions was moving towards unfudgeable figures : indeed , the indications are that they will continue to ask companies and auditors to make judgments so as to distinguish case from case . |
| 20 | Nobody suggested discouraging emigration , but it was certainly not welcomed as eagerly as in earlier decades , and the flow may have declined a little . |
| 21 | ‘ I do n't remember what I said to the girls , but it was certainly not ‘ Catch a butterfly ’ . |
| 22 | It was the normal time for a private member 's bill , but it was certainly not the normal time for a major Prime Ministerial oration . |
| 23 | The stranger had an unusual smell , but it was certainly not unpleasant . |
| 24 | At that time he had flown nearly 60 sorties in the Middle East before joining PFF and his total trips are somewhat obscure , but it was certainly not less than 147 ( AVM Bennett , in his book Pathfinder , credits him with 143 ) . |
| 25 | But it was certainly not one-way traffic in front of an absorbed 19,528 crowd although Dean Saunders had the ball in the net for Villa as early as the tenth minute only to see it wiped out for offside . |
| 26 | Instead , there was a tall , straggly looking tree seemingly at precisely the right spot , but it was definitely not a palm ; no-one could mistake it for one . |