Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [was/were] not [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But of course , five years difference meant that he and I were not relating as equals until I was about sixteen , and then the war separated us . |
| 2 | ‘ The truth is I knew throughout the summer that my game was not as sharp and I was not enjoying myself on the course as I did in 1991 . |
| 3 | Without meaning there is only suffering , and I was not going to leave it at that . |
| 4 | ‘ I was nervous and I was not making my first serves . |
| 5 | ‘ I was just going out then and I was not coming home until nearly 7am . ’ |
| 6 | Tomorrow she would hear his voice and she was not looking forward to it . |
| 7 | Adam had never touched her in the office , and she was not expecting it . |
| 8 | Her back was arched and she was not breathing . |
| 9 | Elisabeth already felt herself rebuked in the presence of Fru Møller and the Colonel — over matters beyond her control — and she was not going to add to that burden of disapproval if she could avoid it ; not again . |
| 10 | Jane , because she was a mistress , rarely had an opportunity to attend the more elegant events of society , and she was not going to miss this chance of being seen at a duchess 's ball . |
| 11 | She admitted it but that was , she had drunk more than her share , that was , it was not to be taken seriously , there were , she could n't even remember saying it , it could have been him , he was drunk was n't he , misunderstanding or even making it up , after all he had done it , not her , he had taken the boy to London , she was asleep , did n't even hear them go , he had taken the boy and left him there , OK , lost him there , easy to do in London but better find him or all hell would break loose and she was not going to carry the can , not for anybody . |
| 12 | If it had a secret she would do her best to discover it and she was not going to miss the trail across the Mountains of the Moon to what was undoubtedly the greatest small picture in the world . |
| 13 | Dave did not like the past and she was not going to risk losing any part of the present . |
| 14 | Eva Burrows had found her " shining person " and she was not going to be deflected from following Him . |
| 15 | Mrs Terry Place was not a girl to show false sentiment , and she was not going to show it now . |
| 16 | ‘ Oh , he does not do that , ’ said Sally-Anne cheerfully ; all her normal brio had returned , and she was not going to allow Dr Neil to put her down , and when he came back she gave him her most dazzling smile , and prepared to do battle with him , whenever battle was necessary . |
| 17 | Only Nina 's friend , Anne , stayed out of the game , and she was not doing anything to stop it . |
| 18 | This , however , was a determined pack and we were not going to be put off by small obstacles like being unable to stand up or walk forward . |
| 19 | There was a moment of sudden realisation that we 'd spent four months raising this cash and we were not going to let it go that easily . |
| 20 | And also it 's true today , you go where your family wants to go and that was , this was er they had a yearning for that and they were not settling down so |
| 21 | They were at the World Classics to win since those upstart Aussies already had one major tournament to boast about this year , and they were not getting their hands on this one . |
| 22 | The sun had pierced through the mist , and they were not believing their good luck at being alive , and being cared for by the beautiful colleens . |
| 23 | And they were not mourning just a businessman , political figure and brother mason . |
| 24 | And they were not having anybody in the mine , with a watch , who could let people know exactly what the time was , and in other words , create a situation where the men might go home before they 'd completed this particular task . |
| 25 | Mrs Cutforth had been the wife of one of their most devout followers and they were not going to approve a marriage to this worldlywise womaniser and scoundrel , however financially well endowed he might be . |
| 26 | They knew now that it was on these and on nothing else that their lives depended , and they were not going to waste anything they possessed between them . |
| 27 | But the management did respond and er I think it was just because of the sheer pressure of the shop stewards er making continuous overtures to them on each and every problem that came up , and they were not going to be set aside er with a simple answer er that would n't satisfy a member . |
| 28 | Here , listeners were acting in a highly focused , not to say impulsive , fashion , and they were not carrying out analysis of the message at a level that would produce success . |
| 29 | ‘ They were not representing the Broederbond , and they were not representing the government . ’ |
| 30 | He was to commence night shifts and he was not looking forward to that , not with the strange thoughts and worries crowding his mind . |