Example sentences of "[was/were] n't [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are proposals to link Valmorel 's skiing area to the Three Valleys , although we were n't given a definite timescale . |
| 2 | In a recent interview with this newspaper , Mr McCormick said : ‘ I would be the first to complain if I felt we were n't getting a fair crack of the whip . ’ |
| 3 | He said you were n't to let a new dog off the lead until he had for six weeks |
| 4 | As we strolled away , however , we had to hold our hands out at arm 's length , as if we were under arrest , to show the hawk that we were n't holding a juicy lump of rabbit . |
| 5 | ‘ Eventually , just from listening to albums you could tell what tunings they were using , because a lot of them were n't using a regular tuning , most of them would tune to a particular chord . |
| 6 | Jim Bob , laughing , says that some of the crew are here , as much for him to talk to as for their tour responsibilities : ‘ Because if we were n't having a good time with our friends we could n't do this . ’ |
| 7 | MAX ( to Peg ) : If we were n't having a civilized drink together , I 'd bash you for that ‘ our teapot . ’ |
| 8 | and er if they were if they were n't making a reasonable amount you know , eight and a half per cent , ten and a half on some of them . |
| 9 | I was n't expecting a miraculous transformation , you see , I was expecting the Belinda I 've come to know and love . ’ |
| 10 | I was n't having a nervous breakdown but I was unable to operate or function efficiently . |
| 11 | Oh yes we 've they are subscribing , and if we was n't keeping a good erm a good liaison with them , then I do n't think we 'd be here now . |
| 12 | He had stopped stealing , or , rather , Emmie thought he had : sometimes she wondered if it was just that she was n't keeping a proper watch on him . |
| 13 | Well , I was one of the people who could n't do it even if I was n't lifting a heavy weight . |
| 14 | And , ’ he added with a malevolent glint in his eyes , ‘ at your interview I did point out that I was n't offering a nine-to-five sinecure . ’ |
| 15 | In expressing the view that he felt he was n't making a large contribution to the activities of the Commission , he also requested some guidance on what his role should be or what view the Commission had about his role . |
| 16 | I was n't making a conscious attempt to write an Indian War and Peace at all . ’ |
| 17 | Mr Scowcroft was n't predicting a good result for Argyle on Saturday . |