Example sentences of "[was/were] not [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fellows seems to have acted in the sale of the Grand Union to the Grand Junction , for in a letter to the Grand Union he pointed out that the price would have to be realistic , bearing in mind that they were not dealing with a willing purchaser . |
| 2 | The thing , two things that struck me about it , one of which is that we were not talking about a separate soundtrack , the actual existing soundtrack of the film is merged with the audio description |
| 3 | Oliver wondered why Angelina was not clamouring for a new vote in order to support her fiancé and decided that this was some further infamous plan on her part . |
| 4 | It did not appear to be caused by needle or pusher , because it was not happening in a regular line — just spasmodically . |
| 5 | Some thought he had suffered a momentary heart problem , but he was not running like a tired horse and afterwards was completely sound . |
| 6 | McLeish threw it away and methodically sorted his notes ; he was not going near a top firm of solicitors without a very careful list of questions , and his first port of call that morning was to be Huttons , who had been Angela Morgan 's solicitors . |
| 7 | Well no , we got two in the sidelines , we got this Indian guy who was not coming for a second interview until we can say we 'll pay him |
| 8 | I hope ‘ my lord — Mr Smith ’ was n't listening through a secret panel ! ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't think you do , do you ? ’ said Quiggers , ‘ I think you think , as I do , that Old Mother Walsh was n't talking about a real snake . |
| 10 | I 'd promised myself then and there : I was n't going for a second appointment . |
| 11 | She realized that she was n't walking in a straight line and was unsteady on her feet . |