Example sentences of "[was/were] n't [prep] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | when he 's down he ca n't move , I said yes he can , she said he ca n't , and three times she told them and it were n't until the third day , they apologise , they said I 'm awfully sorry we did n't realise just how |
| 2 | Say what you like about the Ryder Cup and The Belfry , if it was n't for the 9th , 10th and 18th holes , it would be as average as it looks . |
| 3 | Any organic material must inevitably reflect its origin , and can not contain what it was n't in the first place . |
| 4 | Marion ? and I was n't in the last week so I doubt whether |
| 5 | It was n't until the ninth week that orders finally came through and they were called back to the man-made square . |
| 6 | It was n't until the mid-16th century that corks began to appear again . |
| 7 | It was n't until the next day someone heard him shouting and came to his rescue . |
| 8 | She got told off for being late , but it was n't until the next day that Sally 's parents were phoned by the school who had heard about a gang of young people being at the hospital the previous night . |
| 9 | The police did n't inform the British Consulate about Jeremy 's disappearance until October 30 , and it was n't until the next day that the consulate contacted Jeremy 's grandmother in England . |
| 10 | Smith and Steve Mardenborough both limped off and it was n't until the 62nd minute that the home keeper was tested by a 25-yard floater from Mitch Cook . |