Example sentences of "were [not/n't] a [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were not a subdivision of Judaism , propounding one or another theological position . |
| 2 | The general form relied on the argument that the riots were not a form of protest against the insufferable social conditions of inner-city areas or the actions of the police , but a ‘ criminal act ’ or a ‘ cry for loot ’ . |
| 3 | So all their efforts to create helium from hydrogen hat been fruitless ; the traces of helium that they saw had been absorbed from the environment and were not a product of fusion . |
| 4 | When the Allied Socialists met later in February 1918 MacDonald 's fears were fully realized — the keynote speeches insisted that the War Aims were not a basis for negotiation with German socialists : the latter would have to accept them wholesale before any ‘ Stockholm'-style conference of all belligerent socialist parties could be considered . |
| 5 | He claimed scientific evidence had shown low levels of salmonella in water were not a risk to health . |
| 6 | Well somebody had cleaned all sink cos sink were there were n't a mark on sink when I went today . |
| 7 | Buckingham Palace were n't a lot of help in the matter yesterday . |
| 8 | Were n't a lot of choice was there ? |
| 9 | There were n't a lot of bleach in it . |
| 10 | There were n't a lot of room but you do n't care do you ? |