Example sentences of "was [not/n't] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Even though the current account was back in surplus in 1974 , it was not nearly enough to cover the outflow of capital , and the result was that dollar liabilities rose by nearly $9 billion . |
2 | It is abundantly clear that when the time came to construct defences around many of these sites , the reason was not always primarily to protect the community . |
3 | Fuck her I was drinking stout on Saturday night and normally do n't do it because we 've simply no money ! on the vodka and say it was n't even enough to buy a carry out but do n't say it unless she says she was here ! |
4 | Half an hour later , they sat nursing their own coffees amid the debris in the kitchen , the warmth of which was n't quite enough to effect a thaw between them . |
5 | At this rate she was n't likely even to scrape the surface , and she might as well accept that . |