Example sentences of "[was/were] [not/n't] [adv] at the " in BNC.
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1 | The children were not even at the back of the house away from the road . |
2 | In January 1642 , Charles I foolishly entered the House of Commons seeking to arrest five leading Members of Parliament ( who were not there at the time ) and he received a magnificent rebuke from the Speaker of the House . |
3 | So what we would have been I mean it were n't just at the bottom of the street . |
4 | ‘ I did n't know you were n't there at the trials . ’ |
5 | There 's not six men left , and all the cattle are away , for they were n't out at the shielings yet . |
6 | Maybe some were n't in at the share-out . ’ |
7 | I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way , particularly because I was not here at the beginning of his speech . |
8 | I know that the hon. Member for Sherwood ( Mr. Stewart ) was not here at the time , and he will not be with us much longer , but many Members who are present tonight were here then . |
9 | At the end there is something which was not there at the beginning . |
10 | Meanwhile back at the Ministry of Defence George was not back at the Ministry . |
11 | And it was not only at the front that people were dying . |
12 | If it sounds funny now , it was not so at the time . |
13 | But unrealized potential was exploited as well as people and European economic intervention was not always at the expense of the non-European . |
14 | I mean , would n't know , I would n't know , I was n't here at the time . |
15 | I was n't there at the time and I 'm damned if they 're going to top me for your brothers . |
16 | But I was n't there at the time . |
17 | Although I was n't there at the time , just mention it to those who were and watch their colour change to grey ! |
18 | oh no , it was n't there at the time of the Telegraph article was it ? |
19 | Oh I was n't there at the time was I ? |
20 | His father was n't down at the beach to greet him . |