Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [adv] not the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cleo concluded it was probably not the first time he 'd had to deal with a situation like this . |
| 2 | However , it was often not the prime reason for the call out , typically occurring in combination with other factors , usually some form of physical injury . |
| 3 | Politically it was perhaps not the best time to visit Israel with the deportees refuelling the Intifada unrest in the lands of the West Bank . |
| 4 | It was the normal time for a private member 's bill , but it was certainly not the normal time for a major Prime Ministerial oration . |
| 5 | Whatever may have been the original rationale of this form of liability , it was certainly not the same as that of scienter , for agricultural animals present no peculiar risk . |
| 6 | In appearance he was certainly not the insignificant figure whom his enemies later described . |