Example sentences of "[was/were] [not/n't] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rule had been amended so that nominations for the Committee were restricted to full male or female members of five years standing , and where ladies are concerned , were not to exceed in number the direct ratio to the numerical strength of their respective section . |
| 2 | But in peacetime if the neutralisation were not accompanied by demilitarisation the states signing the treaty would not have any rights and obligations with respect to this territory . |
| 3 | But where this liberty was not balanced by responsibility the Reformation made man so free under God that it was only a short step to his being free from God . |
| 4 | He was not setting in motion the puppets of the past to destroy them . |
| 5 | The MP attended the march-past , lunch and fly-past but was not invited on board the Royal Yacht or to the memorial service . |
| 6 | The Guidelines issued by SCOTVEC to panel members explained that the main purpose of a validation event was not to scrutinise in detail the documentation but rather to use the information provided to enable an informed discussion about the proposal to take place . |