Example sentences of "[was/were] n't even [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These are comments about young people which were spoken with a tenor of near hatred at a meeting of a council committee when young people were n't even on the agenda . |
| 2 | And suppose I did get through all they 'd say is it 's nothing to do with them they were n't even in the Company at that time — and how many of them were ? ’ |
| 3 | Poor old Fabian and Spilsbury were n't even in the running where Caitlin was concerned . |
| 4 | ‘ They were n't even around the kitchen . ’ |
| 5 | I was n't even on the board till later . |
| 6 | But there were quite a few grumblings that Rocky was n't even on the bench . |
| 7 | He judged by the Bentley in the Angel 's courtyard , the Margaux that was n't even on the wine list and the deference verging on sycophancy that the headwaiter showed towards Bill Coleby . |
| 8 | It was n't even in a fridge or nothing — it was just pressed up against the window to keep it cold . |
| 9 | Now they had suddenly appeared and Mitchell was n't even in the country . |
| 10 | The results — reported in Microbytes Daily — demonstrate a growing interest in 32-bit operating systems : OS/2 more than doubled its vote , to 15% from 7% last autumn — but Windows NT , which was n't even in the poll last autumn , won 16% of the votes despite the fact that most of the respondents have likely scarcely seen it . |
| 11 | The poor little mare was n't even in the running then was she ? |
| 12 | In fact , he was n't even in the room at the moment , thank goodness , and Bill was absorbed in conversation . |
| 13 | ‘ He was n't even in the club on the days of the murders , ’ said Pooley morosely . |
| 14 | He was n't even in the car . |
| 15 | You could n't say he lost by a short head — he was n't even in the frame ! |
| 16 | It was n't even near the bank where the holes were . |