Example sentences of "[was/were] n't [verb] at [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 're gon na go in through that door the second it goes down , they were n't loitering at the end of the passage , they were right by the door were n't they ? |
| 2 | I pulled my skirt up a little but he said he 'd have to see higher than that to make sure my legs were n't bowed at the knees so I did as I was told . |
| 3 | It was decided that perhaps they had outlived their use and they were n't served at the reception . |
| 4 | We were n't looking at the time . |
| 5 | Mr Spencer added : ‘ They were n't filming at the time of the incident . |
| 6 | Actually we were n't married at the time , so we had to get married straight away and find some money to buy a house and so on , and Daddy had to give up acting and find a real job , one that brought in a regular income . |
| 7 | You were n't expected at the tennis courts at all , were you ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Anyway ah was n't lookin' at the corpse , ah was watching TV . |
| 9 | ’ I was n't looking at the driver , ’ I said . |
| 10 | Confounded by this reply , Oscar looked across at the other man to see that he was n't looking at the stars at all , but was still busying himself with the body . |
| 11 | Miss Harker was n't looking at the board . |
| 12 | Er your worships , the one remaining summonses , the one relating to the fact that his vehicle er , was n't taxed at the time of the accident and , I think er he he will be aware his tax er , did run out at the end of May and this accident happened on the twenty first of June . |
| 13 | Er Your Worships the one remaining summons is the one relating to the fact that his vehicle er was n't taxed at the time of the accident , and I think er you , you will be aware , his tax did run out at the end of May and this accident happened on the twenty first of June . |
| 14 | but there was n't said at the council , they said that they realize that what there has to be done ca n't be done so , so quickly , you see the past in what er back end of October |
| 15 | Make sure the wind or the frost was n't getting at the roots . |
| 16 | He was like as close as that and he was really staring and he was n't staring at the road cos as I went on a few feet he stared at the car again . |
| 17 | Directly in front of the door was a small ornamental pool , with a fountain , although , naturally , it was n't playing at the moment . |
| 18 | She was n't expected at the Refuge till lunch time . |
| 19 | I was n't laughing at the time , though , I can tell you , because the more I dug down , the more I was digging up ! |