Example sentences of "[was/were] [not/n't] a [noun sg] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said this was not a change in policy , because peacekeepers had a duty to see that no harm came to civilians . |
| 2 | The South Africans were escorted through red traffic lights to their hotel by police motorcyclists and vehicles , but there was not a demonstrator in sight . |
| 3 | Sometimes Bernard would work all through the night and there was not a day in winter even in snowy , freezing weather when they would n't turn up and bring sandwiches and bottles to keep us all going . ’ |
| 4 | Well folks this was not a classic in fact the first 40 minutes of the first half was utterly crap . |
| 5 | Until the end of the last century , knitting was not a pastime in Dent but a livelihood . |
| 6 | When the multi-millionaire megastar from Moonee Ponds lifted the lid off her hush-hush new spoof game show — there was not a celebrity in sight . |
| 7 | This was open desert , and there was not a dune in sight and it was firm underfoot . |
| 8 | The night was dark and still , and there was not a soul in sight . |
| 9 | It was misty , and there was not a soul in sight , and I had the same eerie feeling which came over me sometimes in other parts of the village . |
| 10 | There was not a soul in sight as Theda began resolutely to trudge down the street , looking for a lane that might lead her off the main road , which , being only of packed dirt , was already a hasty-pudding of mud which churned under her mercifully booted feet . |
| 11 | Sam was so quiet , there was not a snore in earshot . |
| 12 | ‘ Archaos ’ was n't a flop in relation to the performances they gave . |
| 13 | There was n't a tree in sight , but nearer the cliff edge she could make out carpets of thrift and sea-campion , and yearned to explore . |
| 14 | She had no idea why Ana was blind , and there was n't a feature in sight . |
| 15 | There was n't a flower in sight on the Rickards Hardy Ferns stand : |
| 16 | There was n't a flower in sight on the Rickards Hardy Ferns stand : |
| 17 | THERE WAS N'T A CLERK IN SIGHT . |
| 18 | Along Heygate Street last night there was n't a pedestrian in sight and cars drove through as fast as they could . |
| 19 | There was n't a cloud in sight . |
| 20 | There was n't a soul in sight but the Brigadier got out and called up to his left : |
| 21 | Apart from the corporal and the watchman , there was n't a soul in sight . |
| 22 | There was n't a soul in sight nor a sound to be heard . |
| 23 | ‘ We were looking forward to free hospitality but there was n't a drop in sight . ’ |
| 24 | But she knew it was n't an increase in affection — it was simply that he represented safety . |