Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] not the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed that Ellen and I were not the only ones to take such a precaution , for late that night Jackson Chatterton lumbered on deck with a bottle in one huge hand . |
| 2 | ‘ And if I were n't the biggest idiot I would have known that , right from the start . |
| 3 | I had suggested that Longman 's should send it to The Criterion , but obviously I was not the right person to review it . |
| 4 | For I was not the first to have stood in Balboa 's footprints . |
| 5 | I even think I was not the first . |
| 6 | I first drew attention to the shortcomings of this edition in 1981 I was not the first to suspect it : as long ago as 1964 Sir Charles Mackerras , in preparing Castor et Pollux for a BBC broadcast , became suspicious of some of the scoring , went over to Paris to inspect the sources for himself , and made some extensive last-minute changes . |
| 7 | I was not the only one to have identified closely with my character . |
| 8 | It soon became clear that I was not the only moth cruising Karen 's flame . |
| 9 | I was pleased to renew friendships made over two years ago at the First Congress of Black Catholics , and it was a joy to be again in a crowd of African , Afro-Caribbean and Asian Catholics where for once I was not the only black face in a sea of white ones . |
| 10 | Still , when Mario embarked on his four-year career with Chapman , I was not the only one who felt a certain apprehension . |
| 11 | I was not the only person who felt betrayed by filthy lucre when the World Cup went to the satellite company . |
| 12 | I was not the only sad father in Haworth . |
| 13 | They all laughed , rather more heartily than the witticism warranted ; so I was not the only one who felt awkward . |
| 14 | I was not the only one who had made this uncomfortable observation . |
| 15 | I could not believe I was not the only one and it was such a relief . |
| 16 | ‘ I was not the great campaigning journalist , but I always wanted to be able to give facts , be they favourable or unfavourable to the authorities . ’ |
| 17 | I know I was n't the only one who saw your work was important enough to be worth backing , but you must admit you owe me something ! |
| 18 | So I was n't the only duffer around after all . |
| 19 | And I was n't the only one taken in by him — far from it . |
| 20 | It was such a relief to know that I was n't the only one ! |
| 21 | I 'm sure I was n't the only young hopeful to feel bitterness and a sense of being let down by those who otherwise inspired us in our guitar playing . |
| 22 | I was n't the only one , you know . |
| 23 | I was n't the only one to do this . |
| 24 | And I knew I was n't the only one . |
| 25 | ‘ I was n't the only person who was late . |
| 26 | ‘ I knew I was n't the only person in the world you 'd got the courage to shout at , ’ she says . |
| 27 | From the other end of the animal a soft uncomplaining grunt reminded me that I was n't the only one involved . |
| 28 | I knew I was n't the only victim because I had heard complaints from others ; the fruiterer who saw his apples disappear from the box in front of the shop , the grocer who unwillingly supplied him with free biscuits . |
| 29 | But it seemed I was n't the only one with such fancies . |
| 30 | After we all clambered off the bus and entered the school I started to become a bit more relaxed as I realised I was n't the only person there who had butterflies as big as eagles in their stomachs . |