Example sentences of "[was/were] [not/n't] [verb] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the years immediately preceding this meeting AIB had been involved in a number of foreign investigations conducted abroad concerning foreign registered aircraft that were not manufactured in the UK . |
| 2 | In this study , the most striking histological finding was the presence of extensive amyloid infiltration of the smooth muscle in the AL and the AH cases , but such amyloid deposits were not seen in the AA cases . |
| 3 | He supervised the exercise of common rights by the forest inhabitants , seeing to it , for example , that cattle were not pastured in the forest beyond the period allowed by the Forest law , and seizing animals illegally pastured there . |
| 4 | They were not born in the mushrooms . |
| 5 | Will the Secretary of State explain how he was able to commission a review of teaching methods in a matter of a few weeks , although his minimum standards — first laid down in 1981 — were not met in the 10 years that the Government allowed themselves , and the current review will not now report until the autumn ? |
| 6 | Almost 900 single GKM giants/supergiants in the Bright Star Catalogue were not detected in the X-ray survey ; these were well distributed over the H-R diagram ( Fig. 1 , top panel ) . |
| 7 | Radionuclides in particulate form such as strontium-90 , uranium isotopes , and plutonium were not detected in the environment and would either have been retained in the fuel or , if released from the fuel , would have remained in the coolant water . |
| 8 | Helmets exemplified this ‘ new status ’ for ‘ real polises ’ , for they were not worn in the city force , but were part of the apparel of the surrounding Northumberland County force , whose immediate boundary was only some three miles north of our divisional centre . |
| 9 | As soon as he was selected , Bill Galbraith , a Tory local , announced that ‘ bloody niggers ’ were not wanted in the town . |
| 10 | Assessments of less than £1 were not made in the subsidy , and nearly all below £2 were based on wages , except for a few based on income from land ; and since the statutory proviso , doubtless intended to allay fears raised by the inquest of 1522 , restricted taxation to one form of wealth only , any personal property belonging to persons so taxed was ignored . |
| 11 | I should say that the markings on the copy you 're receiving are mine , they were not made in the context of this discussion . |
| 12 | She has a lot of fun with Vogue 's heartless frivolity , Paul Theroux ( ‘ I 'd suggest a vasectomy ’ ) and the Surrealists ( ‘ What did these young people do with themselves when they were not engaged in the revolutionary act of sleep ? ’ ) . |
| 13 | The proportion of the unemployed identified by the survey who were not registered in the period 1978–81 is shown in Table 3.4 . |
| 14 | The information gained from such provings is enlarged by adding in any known toxic effects of the remedy in question which may have been noted in cases of poisoning ( either accidental or otherwise ) and is completed by noting any symptoms and signs which were not observed in the provings but which cleared up unexpectedly in patients given that remedy on the provings indications . |
| 15 | The frequency of gap junctions between the absorptive cells in the area of the intestinal metaplasia was low ( Fig 4 ) , and gap junctions were not observed in the lateral membranes of goblet cells . |
| 16 | On the whole , they were not favoured in the allocation of regional selective assistance where there was an element of discretion on the part of the Department of Industry . |
| 17 | Electoral alliances were not favoured in the Party , and the radicalism of local Labour Parties was of a different character from Liberal radicalism . |
| 18 | The occupants , a couple , and their two children , were not injured in the blaze . |
| 19 | W in the estimates will you have will have received , we have made provision for some additional costs that were not covered by the original quote , the new weapons for example , were not covered in the original quote so they will be covered in the new programme cost . |
| 20 | It may merely indicate that during the early phase of production there were social reasons for indicating one particular identity amongst many , whereas later on such small-scale variation in social identity had been replaced by larger political institutions which were not indicated in the same manner . |
| 21 | Between October and December when they were not competing in the Hamble Winter Series or jockeying against other IOR racers , the team was out everyday , practising manoeuvres aboard Oracle Arrow on a windward-leeward course at the mouth of the Hamble . |
| 22 | They appealed by way of case stated , submitting that the patient was not ‘ unlawfully at large ’ and the police officers were not entitled to use reasonable force to enter the premises and were not acting in the execution of their duty . |
| 23 | The argument was that in this instance , the police were under no obligation to assist a person to eject a trespasser from his premises , and hence were not acting in the execution of their duty when the constable was assaulted . |
| 24 | Consequently , it was argued , the police were not acting in the execution of their duty at the time of the arrests . |
| 25 | On enquiry the Inspector contends that as the transactions were not recorded in the accounting records in March 1991 , no cognisance can be taken of the dividend , and he is therefore seeking to raise a s 419 assessment . |
| 26 | In addition , measurements of prolonged squeezing were not recorded in the two studies where biofeedback was reported to be as effective as conventional medical treatment . |
| 27 | Despite these drawbacks the mid-year estimates undoubtedly provide an invaluable source and Champion ( 1987 ) concludes that for monitoring population change in England and Wales between 1971 and 1981 they may well be superior to the census ; Scottish estimates , however , he considers less accurate because they were not revised in the light of 1981 census results . |
| 28 | The reasons for the distinction were not given in the Panel 's official statements , but appeared in a newspaper article , which explained that ‘ the difference was that Forte had conducted valuations to ensure that the value of its property had been maintained or increased … |
| 29 | The reasons for non-referral were not given in the notes . |
| 30 | It was a machine particularly suited to the fast production of newspapers , and as has already been noted , women were not employed in the composition of daily papers , largely because of the Factory Acts . |