Example sentences of "[pron] was [not/n't] [adj] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was n't sure whether a distant haziness was dark vegetation or my vision being hazy . |
| 2 | It was n't fair that a king should give up his throne for her , and not for the weaver 's daughter . |
| 3 | The coroner said it was n't clear whether a blood transfusion would have saved Mr Bain . |
| 4 | It was not surprising that a growing number of small farmers in the West Bank viewed the commission agents not only as too closely connected with Amman politically , but also as parasites upon their labour . |
| 5 | According to , corporate finance partner , it was not surprising that a quarter of all respondents said the recession had affected their consideration of an MBO . |
| 6 | Although the pure drug was banned it was not certain whether a naturally-occurring substance containing the drug was illegal . |
| 7 | It was not likely that a man who had come to Germany only a few weeks before would be given carte blanche to say what he liked . |
| 8 | Despite strong popular support for a continued US presence , it was not clear whether a new treaty would command the 16 votes ( two-thirds majority ) required in the 24-member Senate . |
| 9 | It was not sufficient that a public hearing would cause embarrassment to some or all of those involved . |
| 10 | He was n't sure that a god of any kind would make asides to the audience , let along speak in Middle English and quote Wordsworth . |
| 11 | He said he was not satisfied that a case had been made that a nuisance was being caused . |
| 12 | He said he was not satisfied that a case had been made that a nuisance was being caused . |
| 13 | So , the economic , philosophical and biological criticism of Marxism all point in the same direction : that though ‘ muddled Mr Owen ’ was , of course , wrong in supposing that sweet reasonableness and an appeal to the best in human nature would , following the organisation into general unions of workers in productive industry , enable them to take control of it ; and further , by thus reconstituting society as an industrial democracy , remove its evils and usher in an era of plenty and universal happiness , he was not wrong because a clear-sighted Mr Marx 's alternative was right . |