Example sentences of "i was not [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wanted an apology and I was not given one . |
| 2 | I was not given her name — that came from my mother and her mother — but I think I must have inherited her resilience , which my father has too . |
| 3 | ‘ I was not saluted , I was not given my proper form of address . |
| 4 | Father Abbot , here is a strange saying , for she came to me when I was not seeking her at all , when I knew nothing of her . |
| 5 | I was not expecting you . ’ |
| 6 | I can honestly say I was not expecting it . |
| 7 | ‘ The truth is I knew throughout the summer that my game was not as sharp and I was not enjoying myself on the course as I did in 1991 . |
| 8 | I was not accompanying her to the home but was treating her to a taxi all the way . |
| 9 | Of course I was not saying I see people elbowed in the face 200 times a week . |
| 10 | ‘ I was nervous and I was not making my first serves . |
| 11 | ‘ I told the BMA at our meeting that I was not changing my ground , and after my explanation of the position they accepted my assurance . ’ |
| 12 | So of course I g I was not bidding myself , Mr went to the auctioneer , Mr , he 's dead . |
| 13 | I was not manipulating them or elevating them artificially , so much as attempting to support talent to reach its natural level . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Today he told me to deliver a packet and I was not to tell you . |
| 15 | I was not told you were coming . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I was not told you were here . ’ |
| 17 | I was not to know it then , but once the worst of the operation and shock was over , hospital was the best bit of this accident . |
| 18 | I thought that in some way I was n't pleasing you . |
| 19 | Because I started to believe that I was n't seeing him . |
| 20 | No well I was n't accusing you Steve . |
| 21 | It just smelt like Christmas cake cooking , and I was n't cooking anything at all . |
| 22 | I was n't allowing myself to think too much , but below the conscious level all kinds of adjustments were going on in my head . |
| 23 | ‘ Oh , I was n't suggesting we get involved . |
| 24 | ‘ I was n't suggesting anything of the sort , ’ Shae returned evenly . |
| 25 | which I was n't suggesting I could , no |
| 26 | I was n't suggesting you betray any human warmth in your soul by sharing a bed — simply pointing out that yours is unslept in , whereas mine at least should still have a remnant of heat in it . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I was n't realising my potential . ’ |
| 28 | I was n't given anything to eat until six o'clock , I had n't had anything all day . |
| 29 | Yeah I mean I was n't expecting anything like er erm like him being a nice person to me ever again but it was fun |
| 30 | ‘ It 's just , well , I was n't expecting it tonight . ’ |