Example sentences of "was [not/n't] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a period when the Cabinet did not seem and , in fact , was not acting with collective responsibility , because one person was not playing as a member of a team . |
| 2 | Obviously he was not referring to obstetrical anaesthesia , in which controversy thrives . |
| 3 | The conflict was not lacking in human interest . |
| 4 | This was seen as a very significant move , given India 's longstanding insistence that Kashmir was an exclusively bilateral issue , but subsequent statements by the Ministry of External Affairs emphasised that purpose of the meeting was purely to give information and that India was not asking for international mediation . |
| 5 | Special considerations : the medical evidence was that the appellant was not suffering from mental illness or mental impairment , and was not suffering from psychopathic disorder . |
| 6 | Special considerations : the medical evidence was that the appellant was not suffering from mental illness or mental impairment , and was not suffering from psychopathic disorder . |
| 7 | Although the appellant was not suffering from mental illness , there was clearly something radically wrong with him : he presented a deeply worrying problem . |
| 8 | Daine was n't bothering with fine detail here . |
| 9 | If there is any , any time left the honourable gentleman shall have it , erm the honourable gentleman , the member for Nottingham North did say that he d was n't looking to proportional representation for these elections , I think he was absolutely right , I hope that piece of good sense which he displayed then will be one that wi he will invest his thoughts in when it comes , we come back to these questions later . |
| 10 | ‘ I was n't referring to physical appearance , ’ he snapped . |
| 11 | Erm and I I was n't feeling on top form and er looking back , I perhaps should have gone to a doctor then . |
| 12 | And he made it clear that he was n't talking about regular reallocation of senior positions in the Church . |