Example sentences of "was n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even when I went to prison it was n't explained to me . |
| 2 | Some states even go to the trouble of having two switches , one a ‘ dummy ’ , so that everyone can say , ‘ it was n't me who actually killed him ’ . |
| 3 | Perhaps I was n't on form the day I painted it . |
| 4 | ’ . Ilse had been trained in an orphanage , and he then tells her , with a smile : ‘ I would n't claim any privilege that an orphan was n't entitled to . ’ |
| 5 | Well , it was n't about anything , except did she have it off or did n't she ? |
| 6 | But it was n't as bad as I thought it might be . |
| 7 | Your first stage part was in something quite different from the classical roles , was n't it ? |
| 8 | Originally I wanted to be a doctor like my father , but it was soon clear I did n't have the intelligence for that — that 's to say I was n't any good at mathematics and physics and that sort of thing . |
| 9 | Well , I was one of the people who could n't do it even if I was n't lifting a heavy weight . |
| 10 | In fact I found Shakespeare very difficult to get on with and was n't at all sure that I wanted to . |
| 11 | We all looked again and it was n't H. The bastard had met this Jake a year or two back and at once noted the resemblance . |
| 12 | It was n't for you to see the point , he said . |
| 13 | What if it was n't ? he said . |
| 14 | It was n't your painting , it was n't up to you to decide for me . |
| 15 | It was n't your painting , it was n't up to you to decide for me . |
| 16 | I had to go to Leeds for a show just after my return from Calcutta , he said , and there really was n't much to choose between them . |
| 17 | I was n't at all happy but I did n't have much choice . |
| 18 | ‘ I knew it was n't safe , ’ she jabbered . |
| 19 | ‘ I mean , the girl was n't even married to him yet . |
| 20 | This he did with difficulty , partly on account of his bad eyesight , partly because of what in later years would come to be referred to as ‘ a learning disability ’ or ‘ mild dyslexia ’ ; and partly because he simply was n't much of a reader . |
| 21 | The constable said he was n't . |
| 22 | ‘ Oh , yes — was n't there something about a wrong prescription last year ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I checked with the Exchange about your early morning caller and they said it was n't local , but a connection from Edinburgh . |
| 24 | ‘ Oh master Conroy , she was n't worth it ! |
| 25 | She was n't a nice girl at all , truly she was n't . |
| 26 | She was n't a nice girl at all , truly she was n't . |
| 27 | She was n't listening either . |
| 28 | She was n't saying anything , but Ma smiled at her as if she had done something very clever . |
| 29 | ‘ It was n't me . |
| 30 | ‘ I was n't with Dr Mackenzie for two years for nothing . ’ |