Example sentences of "i [was/were] [not/n't] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This demonstrated that I was not yet a legionnaire as I had not been awarded my white képi , and as such was still an ‘ engagé volontaire ’ or recruit ; it went on to say that I had one month 's service in the Legion , and that I was part of the Squadron commanded by Capitaine Duransoy , in the section of Sergeant Major Barlerin of the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment . |
| 2 | I thought that there must be something wrong with me , and I had to do something to prove that I was not just a thing which other people used , of value only because you , Papa , are so enormously rich . |
| 3 | I was not just a printer 's ‘ devil ’ ( name applied to an apprentice ) but a much exploited ( though dedicated ) slave . |
| 4 | By now I was n't simply a researcher , tied to the studio . |
| 5 | I was n't just a child , an alone child ; she used to say , ‘ Alice , you are my friend . |
| 6 | ‘ Well I was n't really an actor . |
| 7 | And shawls , kaftans , kimonos , I 've worn them all and felt I was n't quite the thing . |