Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [was/were] not the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After we all clambered off the bus and entered the school I started to become a bit more relaxed as I realised I was n't the only person there who had butterflies as big as eagles in their stomachs . |
| 2 | I ca n't understand why he did n't know you were n't the only woman in Garry 's life . ’ |
| 3 | It was nice to know she was n't the only one to suffer from his outrageous behaviour . |
| 4 | How do you know it was n't the other way around ? ’ |
| 5 | Shame it was n't the top floor . ’ |
| 6 | But it seemed I was n't the only one with such fancies . |
| 7 | He 'd speedily seen I was n't the typical Danuese . |
| 8 | The farmers had to wait some considerable time for compensation , and when it came it was not the expected bonanza . |
| 9 | I could not believe I was not the only one and it was such a relief . |
| 10 | ‘ I felt betrayed , ’ said Quinn , ‘ when I discovered I was n't the first man . |
| 11 | I know I was n't the only one who saw your work was important enough to be worth backing , but you must admit you owe me something ! |
| 12 | I left her because I discovered she was not the pure country girl I thought . |
| 13 | But he 'd discover she was n't the malleable little miss , if he tried to push her too far . |
| 14 | ‘ We looked at the tournaments in the context of the whole winter and decided they were not the best preparation for a challenging series against the West Indies . ’ |
| 15 | I suppose it was not the done thing for a book of Rambles . |
| 16 | Suppose it were not the whole thing but part of a pattern ? |
| 17 | ‘ That terrain was tax , and I believe it was not the best territory for us to choose . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ That terrain was tax and I believe it was not the best territory for us to choose . ’ |
| 19 | I guess it was n't the first tournament to be won and lost on the Road Hole at St Andrews . |
| 20 | It was during this first day of the journey that Tallis realized they were not the only travellers moving north , towards the marshlands . |
| 21 | And I knew I was n't the only one . |
| 22 | ‘ I knew I was n't the only person in the world you 'd got the courage to shout at , ’ she says . |
| 23 | I knew I was n't the only victim because I had heard complaints from others ; the fruiterer who saw his apples disappear from the box in front of the shop , the grocer who unwillingly supplied him with free biscuits . |
| 24 | Margaret knew she was n't the easiest person to live with , she knew she had her mad days , but Dorothy tolerated , accepted , got on with her career . |
| 25 | You obviously knew they were not the brightest of fellows . ’ |
| 26 | Symphony because I felt it was not the right tempo . |
| 27 | That afternoon Adam , knowing it was not the wisest thing to be doing in his celibate situation , lay on the terrace reading Fanny Hill . |
| 28 | ‘ That bloody bike , ’ she said , although she knew it was n't the same one . |
| 29 | She knew it was not the correct mode of address but she felt a little odd , outside reality , and was afraid she was about to dissolve into tears . |
| 30 | ‘ Maybe I should have realised it was n't the same for Claire . |