Example sentences of "it was [not/n't] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words it was n't the one and only example where we felt this gap but it 's simple one where remarked on it . |
| 2 | She knew that it was to do with her being pregnant , but that it was n't the simple fact of her pregnancy . |
| 3 | And he either phoned me the following morning or if it was n't the following morning it was the one after that . |
| 4 | ‘ It did n't occur to you , ’ he suggested , ‘ that it was n't the poor lady herself that you heard ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Maybe it was n't the wisest thing to have done , ’ Lisa reflected to Josey over a cup of tea that evening . |
| 6 | It was n't the uncertain nature of his livelihood that worried him , nor the police visits , although he had twice been invited to accompany the officers to the station . |
| 7 | It was n't the best possible trial for Bodo 's eight-foot minitanker . |
| 8 | Saunders admitted : ‘ It was n't the best tackle in the world . |
| 9 | It was n't the best foot to start off on but there it was … |
| 10 | It was n't the best news to come home to — finding my renegade nephew had not only broken and entered my apartment but was bent on destroying an important career opportunity by eloping with some feather-brained teenager ! |
| 11 | and so land reform was no longer seen as a means to achieve their end that they that and that it was n't the best policy to consolidate power , it was you needed to have the mass support there first so that 's why land reform was no longer seen as their goal so they did n't take it up at this point when one would expect them to pursue it . |
| 12 | It was n't the best |
| 13 | It was n't the best of mornings for camping out particularly under just a make-shift tent . |
| 14 | The toilet was er at the back of what we used to call the brew house it was n't a kitchen it was a brew house , and er the , the toilet was at the back of the brew house adjacent to the old ash pit , which was an ash pit in those days it was filled up and when it was filled , they used to come at night and empty the ash pit wheel up the entry it might be there for three or four months and you got flies , bluebottles all sorts in the hot weather you know , I could n't try my shoes on sometimes , but er it was a bit , well I suppose in those days they used to take it for granted , it was a bit primitive it was n't the best five houses in the area , but er |
| 15 | It was n't the slitest bit funny . |
| 16 | It was n't the right time of my life for concentration , it really was n't . |
| 17 | She felt , vaguely , that it was n't the right feminist thing to do , but also , she suspected , vanity came into it . |
| 18 | ‘ 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 . |
| 19 | Maybe he just did n't think when they showed him it , that it was n't the right one cos I suppose if you 've seen them every day you do n't , it does n't register it 's just the fact that of course your dad only gave him the price of the blue and white |
| 20 | It was n't the right thing to do . |
| 21 | ‘ It was n't the usual hind of thing . ’ |
| 22 | It was n't the usual rationalisation procedure , believe me ! |
| 23 | Fortunately it was n't the usual Aussie surf ! |
| 24 | It was n't the first such attack . |
| 25 | It was n't the first time he 'd thought that , but this time he was sure . |
| 26 | I guess it was n't the first tournament to be won and lost on the Road Hole at St Andrews . |
| 27 | Mrs Bennett would have a fit if she knew Celia had gone up to Beckwith 's Folly , but it was n't the first time lately that she had been overwhelmed by the desire to escape , although it was the first time she had actually done anything about it . |
| 28 | It was n't the first time Berowne had spent the night in St Matthew 's church vestry . ’ |
| 29 | It was n't the first time her pupil had mentioned Rossmayne and each time the girl 's face had lit up in a way which made the nun catch her breath . |
| 30 | It was n't the first time he 'd had this nightmare ; it was happening more often nowadays . |