Example sentences of "they [was/were] n't [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You heard when they were n't at the reservation any more and you heard of the new man arriving . |
| 2 | We were in this theatre watching The Crucible ( no great significance about that , the Sixth Form had tried out their exam text on us ) only they were n't on a stage , they were up on tight-ropes , and it was our job as audience to keep them up there , and we did that by holding our breaths . |
| 3 | But they were n't on an island ; he had other relationships and she did not wish to complicate her life with his inadequacies and hang-ups . |
| 4 | They were n't on the dance-floor , either . |
| 5 | And of course in the old days they just were n't available because they were n't on the market . |
| 6 | They had ordered halves of the local draught beer which they were n't in a hurry to finish . |
| 7 | They were n't , they were n't in the wall ? |
| 8 | They were n't in the studio |
| 9 | Yeah tell them that you wanted them , and they were n't like the description |
| 10 | But they was n't on the phone you know , when you got there . |
| 11 | They was n't on the creel . ’ |