Example sentences of "[was/were] not [vb pp] for [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 ( This is not to imply that any of the individuals involved were not qualified for the positions they held ) .
2 So , when the house is full , and my husband 's away , and I give up my room to some guest like your Rainbow 's Aunt Goldie — I spend the night in my father 's study , and reading all the texts that were n't written for the eyes of women .
3 Apparently matrimony was not permitted for the servants .
4 After a loud exclamation about the electricity being back on , I was informed electricity was not needed for the phones to work .
5 That was not suited for the Indians .
6 It was not paid for the years 1268–72 , and the king 's envoys to the Council of Lyons in 1274 registered a protest against the feudal bond .
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