Example sentences of "she [was/were] n't [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was a London model and , since she is in Paris to spend some time with her girlfriend , she was n't into the idea . |
| 2 | ‘ I think the picture is excellent , ’ she declares with touching , if shortsighted , loyalty , though she admits she was n't over the moon about the trailer promoting ‘ The bitch is back ! ’ even if it does refer to the mother alien monster . |
| 3 | It has given my mother a complete raison d'être , since she was n't of the generation that had careers or outside interests to involve themselves in . |
| 4 | She was n't on the plane and West Mercia fraud squad have asked Interpol to investigate . |
| 5 | Told them she was n't on the market yet . ’ |
| 6 | She was n't worth the effort , he decided . |
| 7 | ‘ We thought she was n't worth the bother of watching . ’ |
| 8 | The image came into my head ; she was n't like a bird , more like a squirrel , quivering-nosed , bright-eyed , chattering on … |
| 9 | She was n't Russian or Polish , she was n't from the estate agent 's , and if he was in love , it was the worst mistake of all . |
| 10 | She was n't in a hurry . |
| 11 | It was a wonder she was n't in a coma . |
| 12 | Of course she was n't in a lift . |
| 13 | She was n't in the mood to cope with Kegan 's heavy playfulness , the sort of labored gallantry he produced whenever they met at official hospital functions . |
| 14 | Emily had not called on Aunt Sophie recently , she was n't in the mood for visiting nor for the lecture her aunt would surely give her on humiliating the family by openly selling her possessions . |
| 15 | She was n't in the mood for a long day 's screwing . |
| 16 | Nine o'clock , a little late to get dressed and go in search of food , especially when she was n't in the mood to be sociable . |
| 17 | She could n't believe that she was n't in the baker 's next door . |
| 18 | ‘ But she was n't in the harem . ’ |
| 19 | She was n't in the kitchen , nor in the dairy where Mister Johnny was wiping the eggs and putting them into their trays . |
| 20 | ‘ She was n't in the boardroom because I 'd seen her leave . |
| 21 | She was n't in the window . |
| 22 | She was n't in the habit of lying to Iris and knew she was n't making a particularly good job of it . |
| 23 | They never dreamt that it could happen cos she was n't in the risk age group or anything , it just never crossed their minds that it might happen and they were totally well they just did n't know what to think . |
| 24 | Now she 'd spoken his name she was committed , intent on preserving her dignity : making the point to her attractive companion that , whatever he might be thinking , she was n't in the market for love — or the poor reproduction of that emotion that a lot of men produced in the pursuit of sexual thrills . |
| 25 | She was n't in the market for an office romance , much less with someone whose association with Elise raised questions to which , in time , Merrill hoped to find the answers . |
| 26 | About Hattie , she was n't in the concert cos she supposed to be ill but she did n't even come to watch and her parents came to watch her . |