Example sentences of "[was/were] [not/n't] [verb] for any " in BNC.
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| 1 | By now certain that Meehan and Griffiths were the murderers of Mrs Ross , the Crown Office in Edinburgh issued a statement that with Griffiths 's death and Meehan 's arrest , they were not looking for any other suspects in connection with the Ayr murder — thus , said Nicky , prejudging the very issue that was to come to trial . |
| 2 | Even those pupils who were not entered for any examination have suffered , because teachers have got into a habit of teaching in a particular way , and find it hard to break away from it . |
| 3 | We were n't asking for any more wages . |
| 4 | He was educated at Mill Hill School under Dr Thorowgood and was not intended for any profession until family losses made it necessary . |
| 5 | I was not aiming for any distant target , and nor does natural selection . |
| 6 | Despite the mixed response from critics , Dustin felt pride in his achievement and confidence in the film itself , so he expressed his anger when Little Big Man was not nominated for any Oscars . |
| 7 | He pointed out that , unlike the South Western Board , he was not asking for any subsidy . |
| 8 | And it was n't earmarked for any specific items ? |
| 9 | I was n't asked for any more information . |
| 10 | I figured the last interview I 'd given them , right after the bombing of Flight 103 , had probably been the root cause of why my life had been turned inside out , and I was n't looking for any more trouble . |