Example sentences of "i was [not/n't] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Father Abbot , here is a strange saying , for she came to me when I was not seeking her at all , when I knew nothing of her . |
| 2 | ‘ The truth is I knew throughout the summer that my game was not as sharp and I was not enjoying myself on the course as I did in 1991 . |
| 3 | I was not accompanying her to the home but was treating her to a taxi all the way . |
| 4 | It just smelt like Christmas cake cooking , and I was n't cooking anything at all . |
| 5 | ‘ I was n't suggesting anything of the sort , ’ Shae returned evenly . |
| 6 | Yeah I mean I was n't expecting anything like er erm like him being a nice person to me ever again but it was fun |
| 7 | ‘ Hello Michael , I was n't expecting you for another twenty minutes . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I was n't expecting you for another hour or so . |
| 9 | ‘ Colonel , I was n't expecting you until tomorrow , ’ Rust said as he shook hands with both men . |
| 10 | I was n't expecting anyone at all like you . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Maybe I was n't disgracing myself on the park , but I was cheating the Sheffield fans and manager Jimmy Sirrell . |
| 12 | He stepped back , smiled wryly , and said , ‘ I was n't consoling myself after Angela Macleod , McAllister . |
| 13 | I was n't plotting anything at all . |
| 14 | And you know this time when I went on a plane and I looked down , I was n't saying it to Ben |
| 15 | I 'm sorry I was n't relating it to erm to polio . |
| 16 | er my Lord it was n't , I was n't raising it for the purpose of your Lordship mentioned , er namely er er about er contingency fund , though indeed will be entitled to that , I raised a question of the minute , the board minute , to do with the concerned with Mr rest of the meeting about the placement |
| 17 | As we were not due for another lesson till the next day I was n't carrying them with me . |
| 18 | I felt I could hardly lift my arm to comb my hair it was such an effort ; but most of all I got so depressed knowing everything was piling up and I was n't doing anything about it , and soon I would n't be able to . |
| 19 | Oh I think an electric drill it was in the sixties so with the twenty five pounds off it brought it down a bit and I , I paid for it with one cheque so I was n't having it on the weekly er er it worked out I think Vicki gave some of it towards it . |