Example sentences of "[was/were] [not/n't] [verb] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The colleges have always taken the view that accreditation was not a prerequisite for appointment ; a recent survey revealed that approximately one third of physicians were not accredited at the time of their appointment . |
| 2 | In pursuing their administrative and legislative strategies , the Reaganites were not fiddling at the margin or tinkering with the status quo . |
| 3 | However , since those changes were not finalised at the date of going to press and further revisions are possible in the light of comments it is not appropriate to review them here . |
| 4 | In a statement tonight , the Hunt said the hounds were not hunting at the time of incident and were not out of control . |
| 5 | Similarly , mental hospitals were not built at the suggestion of psychiatrists , and psychiatrists have not been responsible as a profession for their run-down and closure . |
| 6 | Leading anti-whaling nations such as Ireland , France and New Zealand were not represented at the Madrid meeting . |
| 7 | The effect of the Acts ‘ was to remove legal immunity from almost all forms of industrial action that were not aimed at the worker 's immediate employer or related conditions of work ’ . |
| 8 | Courtney 's accident happened on the very first lap when he was in the lead at Mather 's Cross between Coleraine and Portrush and he was taken to hospital although his injuries were not known at the course . |
| 9 | Details of the materials in the chapel were not known at the time the official report into the £60 million blaze was put together . |
| 10 | 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 ? |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | It was decided that perhaps they had outlived their use and they were n't served at the reception . |
| 13 | We were n't looking at the time . |
| 14 | Mr Spencer added : ‘ They were n't filming at the time of the incident . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | You were n't expected at the tennis courts at all , were you ? ’ |
| 17 | Mrs Lynch added : ‘ What I can not understand is why the bag was not checked at the mortuary or the police station ? ’ |
| 18 | But Uncle Philip was not seated at the table , scowling at the two empty places ; his place was not even set ready . |
| 19 | Three patients were excluded from the subsequent analysis as anaemia ( haemoglobin <13 g/100 ml men , <11.5 g/100 ml women ) was not confirmed at the hospital or on reviewing the family practitioners ' investigations . |
| 20 | Their house was not searched at the time of the dawn raid ; they were not driven away to a police station for questioning . |
| 21 | The resignation of Richardson , then Minister of Justice and National Security , tendered on Sept. 18 for failing to prevent the attempted coup and the ensuing looting , was not accepted at the time by the Prime Minister , with whom Richardson had been held hostage during the crisis . |
| 22 | Zaidie 's statement also contained damaging but inadmissible evidence of threats allegedly uttered to Paulette and Zaidie 's brother which was not adduced at the trial . |
| 23 | Most of these are presumably extragalactic but they include the pulsar PSR1706–44 , although this was not recognized at the time . |
| 24 | One can therefore presume that he was not looking at the landscape as scenery but as habitat . |
| 25 | Similarly , if new and important evidence came to light during a review which was not given at the inspector 's investigation , the Chief Inspector should be able to apply to have the review discontinued , following which he should reopen the inspector 's investigation . |
| 26 | The princess , wearing a red jacket and black skirt and hat , was spotted soon afterwards making her way to the paddock , chatting happily with Andrew Parker Bowles , husband of the Prince of Wales ' friend Camilla , who was not seen at the meeting . |
| 27 | These suspicions were fuelled when it was discovered that one of those killed was not employed at the mine . |
| 28 | There were no regulations to prevent people from walking up the Balmoral side of the mountain when the Queen was not staying at the castle , and Richard had chosen a long ascent from the Balmoral side for the sake of privacy . |
| 29 | The proposed government centre ( not yet a palace ) was not situated at the end of converging boulevards , but occupied an already partially derelict and vacant site . |
| 30 | The defendant had moved a few weeks before to another address in the same town , but this fact was not discovered at the time . |