Example sentences of "[was/were] [not/n't] [prep] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I envied them their sexual freedom and their self-assured dignity , and I despised the British vice squads that ran them in and were not above enjoying their charms for a consideration . |
| 2 | However , I was not above using them . |
| 3 | And Pound was not above using his connection with Hewlett so as to get entry to those circles . |
| 4 | It was not like loving you … not like that at all … ’ |
| 5 | He stopped again and , taking her firmly now by the arm , pulled her into a shop doorway and , looking into her eyes , he said , ‘ If it was n't for leaving you I 'd be glad to go , and … and I thought you 'd be proud of me going . ’ |