Example sentences of "[was/were] [not/n't] [adj] when [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maybe they were looking for traces of cement which would give the game away , but the excellent visitors ' centre explains that building materials such as cement were not available when the giant , Finn McCool , built the causeway . |
| 2 | Because modern emulsions are much finer grained than those produced 100 years ago , Rodinal now gives discerning photographers , both amateur and professional , printed results that were not possible when the developer was invented . |
| 3 | Notice of such adjournment or advancement is given by the court to all parties who were not present when the order was made ( Ord 13 , r 3(2) ) ; it is common practice to send notice also to those parties who were present ( N 232 ) . |
| 4 | Care of the unfortunate was a general duty which people met with generosity and tenderness , and they were not surprised when the state did the same . |
| 5 | The fact that I was not alive when the munich thing happened — and that it happened so long ago — gives me far less problems with it than say heysel songs , hillsboro songs , and even racist ( black ) songs . |
| 6 | For all his enjoyment of the work and the companionship of his team the lad was not sorry when the ground covered , about half an acre , showed that it was time for his midday snack . |
| 7 | If that material is subsequently found and shows that the invention was not new when the patent was applied for , the patent is in danger of being revoked . |
| 8 | He was not present when the case was called on but the justices were satisfied that he was aware of the hearing . |
| 9 | Above all , a high index of suspicion , essential for prompt diagnosis of diaphragmatic injuries , was not present when the patient was readmitted . |
| 10 | He was not surprised when the child answered in a high-pitched rebellious voice , ‘ No . |
| 11 | By the end of the day Harriet was not surprised when the girl went to bed early , pleading a headache which her mother did not think was entirely due to gin and tonic at ten thirty in the morning . |
| 12 | She was not surprised when the girl turned to her with the dark remark , ‘ I wish he had n't come in just then . ’ |
| 13 | Although it was not clear when the equipment would arrive at North Tees , managers hoped it would be installed in good time for Christmas . |
| 14 | I was n't surprised when the supervisor of one new work centre said to me , ‘ Oh Barbara , it 's such a waste — such a waste of people . |