Example sentences of "he [was/were] [adv] [verb] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was n't allowed to work that day , so people turned up in a white shirt and tie and looking smart , they had to wear uniforms even a cap but unfortunately nowadays , although a lot of the I have seen quite a few people their uniform has changed since I left , but erm they do come to work in very very casual work now . |
| 2 | He was silent a moment and I thought he was n't going to answer that . |
| 3 | But he was n't going to make that mistake . |
| 4 | He was n't going to try that again . |
| 5 | Gradually Grégoire seemed to relax : he explained that he was allowed to help the stableboys sometimes ; he would have liked to ride , too , but of course he was not allowed to do that . |