Example sentences of "[was/were] [not/n't] a [noun sg] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | His was not a mission at the cutting edge of British diplomatic activity . |
| 2 | The only person who approached me was poor Ian Smith , who came to London but was not a representative at the talks . |
| 3 | It is understood the princess was not a guest at the Queen 's lunch and therefore part of the Royal carriage procession and decided to make her own way to Ascot . |
| 4 | With respect to the short circuit and the house fire , it is true that since a set of conditions obtained , there was the fire , and this would still have occurred so long as , say , there was not a flood at the right moment . |
| 5 | There was n't a photographer at the register office , but Blanc produced a snapshot of himself and Koti , a vivacious Hungarian-born blonde , both laughing and obviously potty about each other . |