Example sentences of "[coord] [was/were] [not/n't] so " in BNC.
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| 1 | But 90 per cent of them could be prevented actually if we had better working and environmental conditions or were n't so stressed and needed to smoke and drink to kill the pain of daily life . |
| 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 | I did n't make friends easily , but the funny thing is that some of those I went to school with , and was n't so close to , have become good friends in later life . |
| 5 | Most Zuwaya were servants of government , but were not so restricted as policemen . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |