Example sentences of "you [was/were] n't [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cassie had to admit that when you were n't on the receiving end , Johnny had a marvellous line in invective . |
| 2 | ‘ You were n't at a party ? |
| 3 | Whatever happened to you , you were on a charge if you were n't at the point that the sergeant expected you . |
| 4 | ‘ So where did you go if you were n't at the police station ? |
| 5 | But you were n't at the Newleys ’ party , were you ? |
| 6 | ‘ When you were n't at the house I came straight here . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Oh , yes , I 've realised since that you were n't like the rest of us ordinary human beings who are unfortunate enough to be troubled by feelings like grief and guilt . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ You and I are also required to put in an appearance at the police station later , but I managed to persuade them you were n't in a fit state to answer questions right now . ’ |
| 9 | I know you were n't in the War Cabinet , the small group that ran it operationally , but you were in the full Cabinet . |
| 10 | One or two people said that you were n't in the Americans ' league . ‘ |
| 11 | ‘ I came to see you but you were n't in the yard . |
| 12 | IF YOU WERE N'T IN THE F&W , WHICH GROUP WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE IN ? |
| 13 | Sometimes we got to be down at Bullard 's brewery by six o clock in the morning with a load , because they 'd start loading the beer up at six o'clock ; and if you were n't in the yard afore they started you could n't get in at all . |
| 14 | " You were n't in the gorse then . |
| 15 | ‘ Playing cricket as well always caused a bit of a problem come April , unless you were n't in the team in which case they could n't give a stuff . |
| 16 | After the war , a doctor who gave him a check-up ( incredibly enough not recognising him ) remarked : ‘ One can see that you were n't in the war . ’ |
| 17 | Darling you , darling you were n't in the house the time |
| 18 | She was looking for a pensioner but , you were n't in the right street . |
| 19 | erm like you we read the first passage and it was kind of what 's what 's all this about if you was n't in the room and you did n't know what was being you have n't got a clue what was going on because it does n't tell you , but the rest of the sections that put down they do give a sort of brief analysis |