Example sentences of "it was not [prep] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 " She knew quite well it was n't worth what she paid for it . "
2 I knew it was n't worth anything like that — even so , I refused to sell .
3 It was n't worth anything . ’
4 And it was n't worth it in the end , I was well miffed .
5 Cath says it was n't worth it .
6 ‘ No , it was n't worth it .
7 It was n't worth it . ’
8 Some pe some people would think it was n't worth it , but erm
9 Well , it was n't about anything , except did she have it off or did n't she ?
10 Erm not it was n't about your dad , it was about my birthday cos
11 Milton Keynes is about as far from the sea as it is possible to get in England , and Roger Mason 's motivation in coming to us was never quite clear to me ( perhaps it was n't to him either , for although after four intensive years ' research he produced a many-hundred page ‘ draft ’ of his thesis , far in excess of what might be required , he finally failed to submit it for examination ) .
12 ‘ Have a nice stay , ’ said the customs official , but it was n't to her .
13 come here , got to oh Marie no good job it was n't to it .
14 It was n't on him .
15 Knowing full well that it was n't on her account that Travis had worked so hard , Leith shrugged .
16 However , Sally did try sniffing a few more times ( fortunately , without coming to any harm ) but then decided it was n't for her , and instead started drinking alcohol with her friends .
17 If it was n't for her we 'd never have set foot in Farmhouse Grim .
18 She said to me once , ‘ That stupid yank bitch , if it was n't for her , I could have this baby ’ . ’
19 It 's her fault , that bitch Caroline with her red hair and her expensive perfume — he would n't be here if it was n't for her , it was her that had killed him .
20 If it was n't for her would you come away with me ? ’
21 If it was n't for her , Emma would understand how I feel .
22 Hovering long enough to make sure it was n't for her , she left him talking in clipped , terse monosyllables and slipped away quietly to her bedroom , trying to suppress her curiosity about the caller .
23 It was n't for me .
24 I decided it all sounded so complicated that it was n't for me .
25 I do n't like to remind you of this , but if it was n't for me , you 'd be in a bedsit somewhere now , living off the DHSS .
26 ‘ We 'd be a lot thinner than this if it was n't for me , would n't we , Ted ? ’ he said .
27 You 'd be walking if it was n't for me .
28 Well you would n't of got them if it was n't for me
29 If it was n't for their guns you 'd laugh .
30 He said : ‘ I would n't be here today if it was n't for their dedication , and the anonymous heart donor who I 'll be saying a little prayer for . ’
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