Example sentences of "[to-vb] [coord] it was not " in BNC.

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1 He looked wise and solemn when he said this , because he knew that ladies — even sorceress 's daughters — had their own ideas about what they ought to wear and it was not to be supposed that Flame would be any different .
2 It was a long document which took about forty minutes to read and it was not greeted with warm enthusiasm .
3 He took time to settle and it was not until the second half that he began to make a positive contribution to the match .
4 I was there to learn to dive and it was not without its problems .
5 The decision to select Alistair Campbell of Wallasey and Louis Botes of New Brighton in Sunday 's President 's Trophy representative side against the Merseyside Competition may mean paid professionals are here to stay but it was not a decision made lightly .
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