Example sentences of "[conj] [was/were] not so " in BNC.
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| 1 | What Hamilton could see was that the talents of Warner Bros had combined to produce a film that was not so much about the Legion as ‘ about the kind of short-sighted , uninformed and well-enough-meaning men who have to be given an understanding of what democracy really is so that they will not go on and on providing tools for such legions ’ . |
| 2 | She imagined tiny villages far to the north of England which had no electricity or telegraphs , which believed in lake monsters and King Arthur , and were not so different from northern towns near Canada . |
| 3 | Consumers liked being able to lift a bottle to their lips , and were not so hung up about the problems of disposing of bottles . |
| 4 | Most Zuwaya were servants of government , but were not so restricted as policemen . |
| 5 | Roger Clays , NatWest regional senior sales manager , said research by the bank and the Department of Trade and Industry showed that most businesses were well aware of the single market but were not so sure about its impact . |
| 6 | The King was already there , with half the court and the Mamelukes ; and a tent , shivering in the wind , had been set up but was not so far in use . |