Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [was/were] not the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It just was n't the same . |
| 2 | But it nearly was not the perfect end for Mansell in Budapest . |
| 3 | ‘ It clearly was n't the right time to make any additional changes in Laura 's life , ’ says Kathie . |
| 4 | But let me make it very clear that it probably was not the best place , a Pathfinder station , for anyone to get near to absorbing the incredible state of affairs . |
| 5 | It simply was n't the same thing as an investment proposal from a friend . |
| 6 | In England a debutante of 1957 , Anne Browning , looked back on her season in Dance Little Lady in similar terms : ‘ If there was sex in the bushes , no one knew about it and it certainly was n't the accepted thing . |
| 7 | But it was not keeping many of them awake at night , and it certainly was n't the major influence on how they were going to vote . |
| 8 | This was the first time the phrase Scenic Land Cruise had been used by a train operator — but it certainly was not the last . |
| 9 | But he certainly was n't the only one , on a composite course which comprised 15 holes from the Old course and three from the New . |