Example sentences of "[was/were] not [adj] [to-vb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I was told that unless I could produce a current driving licence or passport — neither of which I possess — they were not prepared to give me an account . |
| 2 | In view of the plan to get rid of a large chunk of the assets , it was not possible to say what the net cost of the investment would be , he added . |
| 3 | This applies to a certain extent to the solution of the detailed stress distribution around a crack and until this was known in some detail it was not possible to predict what a crack would do when it met an inhomogeneity such as the interface between a fibre and a resin . |
| 4 | She was such a heroine in her own way because it was not possible to give her the attention and comfort she deserved yet she never complained . |
| 5 | It was not possible to indicate what the premium would be if cover were to be provided automatically , because the BMIF was a separate body and was not prepared to consider this . |
| 6 | He was not free to give her the untrammelled life that she deserved . |
| 7 | If you know what a life mine is , in ways I was not able to tell you the other day , and what a terrible story mine has been , you would pray for me much . ’ |