Example sentences of "i was [not/n't] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | This demonstrated that I was not yet a legionnaire as I had not been awarded my white képi , and as such was still an ‘ engagé volontaire ’ or recruit ; it went on to say that I had one month 's service in the Legion , and that I was part of the Squadron commanded by Capitaine Duransoy , in the section of Sergeant Major Barlerin of the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment . |
| 2 | I was not just a printer 's ‘ devil ’ ( name applied to an apprentice ) but a much exploited ( though dedicated ) slave . |
| 3 | I thought that there must be something wrong with me , and I had to do something to prove that I was not just a thing which other people used , of value only because you , Papa , are so enormously rich . |
| 4 | After all , we were no ordinary family , but a clan : I was told by my mother always to hold my head up high , and remember that I was not only a MacLeod , but a double MacLeod — MacLeod being also her maiden name . |
| 5 | I was not only a late mistake but my mother had just had her breast removed because she had cancer before I was born . |
| 6 | By now I was n't simply a researcher , tied to the studio . |
| 7 | I was n't just a child , an alone child ; she used to say , ‘ Alice , you are my friend . |
| 8 | And I was n't even a real teacher . |
| 9 | I was n't always a successful businessman and I remember where I come from . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Well I was n't really an actor . |
| 11 | The sight that greeted me was not really an encouraging one . |