Example sentences of "[pron] was [not/n't] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Half an hour later , they sat nursing their own coffees amid the debris in the kitchen , the warmth of which was n't quite enough to effect a thaw between them . |
| 2 | At this rate she was n't likely even to scrape the surface , and she might as well accept that . |
| 3 | She was sitting there because Dyson had invited her to , and Dyson had invited her to because there was n't anywhere else to sit . |
| 4 | Fuck her I was drinking stout on Saturday night and normally do n't do it because we 've simply no money ! on the vodka and say it was n't even enough to buy a carry out but do n't say it unless she says she was here ! |
| 5 | Even though the current account was back in surplus in 1974 , it was not nearly enough to cover the outflow of capital , and the result was that dollar liabilities rose by nearly $9 billion . |
| 6 | The directors of this project found that it was not enough simply to do what is usually done when there is a desire to maximize the performance of paraprofessionals , that is , to provide them with appropriate training . |
| 7 | He felt that it was not enough merely to preserve isolated buildings , but that their setting should be protected and improved as well . |
| 8 | But he was n't ready yet to go back to his home and rummage around for documents . |