Example sentences of "was [art] [not/n't] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is ridiculous to be vindictive towards a fictional character but I must admit that contemplation of some of the available illnesses was a not altogether unpleasant preliminary to beginning this present work . |
| 2 | For the British at large , Czechoslovakia , compared with some of the others , was a not too far-off country of which we did know something : that distinctive spelling , those operas . |
| 3 | So in that sense , we are not a volume car producer and er the company historically , I mean back through the seventies and sixties was a not very successful volume producer . |
| 4 | The Parsons bit was a not very inspired lie . |
| 5 | ‘ Bobkins , ’ said Maisie , in tones that suggested that this was a not entirely unwelcome topic , ‘ this is n't getting us anywhere . ’ |
| 6 | While anyone who tests the acoustics of the westwork at St Pantaleon , Cologne , also tenth-century , will be convinced that here , too , sound was a not less important consideration than the visual effect of its cool rhythms . |