Example sentences of "was not [vb pp] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no W , since it was not reckoned a proper letter in its own right , but only a double U , which is how we pronounce it . |
| 2 | This is why graphology was not given a separate heading in our checklist of stylistic features in 3.1 ; it was understood that such features , where of stylistic interest , would be noted under the heading of foregrounding . |
| 3 | Although the Koons ' work is also being shown in Strange Developments , Sherman 's work was not given a similar position of prominence , nor even hung in the same location as Koons ' , as if the exhibition organisers were emphatically hoping to avoid any challenging comparisons . |
| 4 | KATAHDIN : Unplaced behind Triomphe Modest over 6 furlongs at Nottingham on Tuesday , but this colt was not given a punishing race when running on very well to finish only a few lengths off the winner . |
| 5 | Mrs Piggott 's BUSTED ROCK was not given a hard race when 14½l sixth to Satin Lover at Ascot and is open to plenty of improvement . |
| 6 | He was not given a medical examination after he lodged his complaint ; however , he still bore scars from the torture one year after his arrest . |
| 7 | He claimed he was not given a fair hearing . |
| 8 | Adoption was not made a legal procedure until 1926 . |
| 9 | Yosemite followed in 1890 , but one of the wonders of the natural world remained fairly remote from the public until the turn of the century — the Grand Canyon was not made a National Park until 1906 . |
| 10 | The church probably held some two hundred people but was not used a great deal in the 1920's . |
| 11 | The media commentator Michael Leapman , writing in the Independent on Sunday , observed that ‘ she has not usually done well in other roles … her Panorama programme on TV violence a few years ago was not judged a critical success . ’ |
| 12 | Sigmoidoscopy was not considered a necessary part of the investigation in the absence of a recent change in bowel habit , observed rectal bleeding , or an abnormality on digital rectal examination . |
| 13 | Although a clash with the USSR was not considered a serious possibility until the late 1950s at the earliest , the British defence chiefs were arguing from April 1946 that the West 's ultimate aim should be to make a successful stand against a Soviet offensive as far to the east in Europe as practicable . |
| 14 | When Mr Stroud met the family , on Monday , he said the bear was not considered a Christian symbol . |