Example sentences of "[was/were] [not/n't] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not a nice time . |
| 2 | He told me that this was not a good time of the year to see Riga . |
| 3 | It was not a good time for him in many ways . |
| 4 | Today , though , was not a suitable time to raise the subject of it all coming to an end . |
| 5 | Agreed that in the proceedings on the Criminal Justice Bill the Government should advise Parliament that the present was not an opportune time for abolishing capital punishment ; and took note that the Home Secretary would define the Government 's attitude towards this question when moving the Second Reading of the Bill in the House of Commons ; |
| 6 | It was not an auspicious time for a new play to open , in any case , and the reaction of the critics was decidedly mixed — in spite , or perhaps because , of Eliot 's labours the meaning of the play remained elusive and its symbolism jarred with the realism of its setting . |
| 7 | It was not the only time Poindexter had to shut North up : partly because North genuinely did not know how widely the secret was known , but partly because he could hardly resist it anyway . |
| 8 | It was not the only time that the Home Secretary , Sir George Grey , was identified as a sentimentalist . |
| 9 | Now he saw that it was not the right time . |
| 10 | The early '70s ( mine is a ‘ 71 — serial number 290586 ) was n't a great time for American guitars of any ilk as far as I remember . |
| 11 | No , it wa was n't a good time . |
| 12 | It was n't a safe time to communicate as the guards often popped in to see that we were still exercising . |
| 13 | It was n't an accidental time … |
| 14 | It was n't the right time of my life for concentration , it really was n't . |
| 15 | ‘ It clearly was n't the right time to make any additional changes in Laura 's life , ’ says Kathie . |
| 16 | ‘ I did n't make love to you last night , not because I did n't want to , but because it was n't the right time , or place . |