Example sentences of "was n't [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er cos I I would n't have in I When I was making the the analysis I w was n't including Hereford and Worcester and I was n't |
| 2 | it was n't including sales . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh master Conroy , she was n't worth it ! |
| 4 | It was n't worth more than thirty shillings , but Nurse Rose would n't know that and she decided she would definitely give it to Nurse Rose . |
| 5 | ‘ It was n't worth going down on the off-chance , or so I thought . |
| 6 | She was glad she had not got one ; it was n't worth the trauma . |
| 7 | He was n't worth it . |
| 8 | She was n't worth the effort , he decided . |
| 9 | I knew it was n't worth anything like that — even so , I refused to sell . |
| 10 | It was n't worth the fine , so I retreated to climb every escalator , dream the impossible dream of a store in which silent night meant peace to shop , and not another glutinous accompaniment to wassailing wallets . |
| 11 | What he did n't know about birds , foxes , moles and all the other creatures of the fields was n't worth knowing . |
| 12 | ‘ She was n't worth it . |
| 13 | We worked together as a Club on this project , but one by one the members dropped by the wayside , until the good lady decided it was n't worth wasting the petrol coming to collect such a few items . |
| 14 | It was n't worth a sending-off ’ — NEIL FRANCIS ( Ireland lock ) on the punch he received from Wales lock and debutant Tony Copsey . |
| 15 | We did n't bother using a mixer , the small amount of concrete was n't worth it , and we had plenty of manpower and shovels . |
| 16 | With his visibility problems aggravated by the scar tissue around his eyes , he could n't see ; he thought it was just stupid to race under these conditions ; the world championship was n't worth the risk involved . |
| 17 | At some point during all this nonsense Meehan stormed out of the court , shouting that his free pardon was n't worth the paper it was printed on . |
| 18 | This would n't always be the case — the pigeon might be able to take cover and elude the peregrine , but the peregrine might equally decide that it was n't worth the chase . |
| 19 | What Aggie did n't know about the ways of loose women , prostitutes , and pimps was n't worth learning , but it was a business and she believed that everybody should mind their own business . |
| 20 | Wistaria Cottage was n't worth much and in any case he had talked at one point of trading it in for an annuity . |
| 21 | Sara said that if they could n't do better than last year 's holiday , a caravan in the rain in West Wales , then it was n't worth bothering … |
| 22 | And it was n't worth it in the end , I was well miffed . |
| 23 | " She knew quite well it was n't worth what she paid for it . " |
| 24 | It was n't worth arguing about . |
| 25 | Your pockets was n't worth picking . ’ |
| 26 | When I flopped at my first job , I was so fed up with myself I thought I was n't worth any decent firm 's money , so I went off and got a frightful job working in a dirty old canteen , just to punish myself , sort of . |
| 27 | It just was n't worth it , so I did n't bother to apply . |
| 28 | It was n't worth the arguments with her husband , she 'd reasoned . |
| 29 | Because of this I decided it was n't worth going back to school so I just went in to tell everyone and collect some books . |
| 30 | I thought it was n't worth just sitting around waiting for something to happen and I had already arranged to go to my friend 's house so I went out . |