Example sentences of "that it [was/were] [not/n't] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The letters show beyond doubt that Daphne had an affair with Gertrude Lawrence ( the American actress ) , that she was passionately in love with the wife of her American publisher but that it was n't consummated , and that she had some sort of an affair with her French teacher when young . ’ |
| 2 | It turned out that it was n't sited in farming country but in Main Street , Hull . |
| 3 | Theresa led the way , between grass almost knee-high bordered by a riot of unpruned roses , to the porch , then reached for a key hung high on a nail , less , Dalgliesh supposed , for security reasons than to ensure that it was n't lost . |
| 4 | Smoke was curling up from the chimney , but Virginia was thankful to note that it was n't coloured . |
| 5 | Then he read an article somewhere which said that the point of tasting a wine before it was poured was not to see if you liked it , but to make sure that it was n't corked . |
| 6 | ‘ George Neill pushed Gary Quinn inside the box and I was surprised that it was n't given . |
| 7 | He had the notion that it was n't done to ask ; that 's what Fletch on Porridge had said . |
| 8 | But she realised with irritation that it was n't followed by either a phone number or an address . |
| 9 | ( I suppose it 's lucky that it was n't called Chapter 9 . ) |
| 10 | British Telecommunications Plc says that the bid by AT&T Co to operate in the UK could speed liberalisation of the key North Atlantic telecommunications route , and reckons that the matter could be settled within months ; AT&T says that it would much preferred to have entered the UK market with a local partner but saw no prospect of that ( it had been negotiating with Cable & Wireless Plc for a stake in Mercury Communications Ltd ; meanwhile each side throws regulatory brickbats at the other , with AT&T complaining that it has to deal — on a confidential basis — with British Telecom on interconnect and access charges where in the US , charges are much lower and have to be applied within the operator 's own business as well — and that simply applying for a licence in the UK costs $70,000 against just $610 in the US ; British Telecom complains that it was n't allowed to increase its 20% stake in McCaw Cellular Communications Inc and achieve a management position — and likely would be barred from buying MCI Communications Inc , where AT&T would be free to buy Vodafone Group Plc — or even Mercury , outright , if it wanted to . |
| 11 | But of course she told me that when they came there they were there to look after the place so that it was n't taken over , you know by anybody else , but she had a washing machine , the washing machine come in just after . |
| 12 | In the light of evidence however , it seems that it was not granted . |
| 13 | Parliament had voted 19 to five on Oct. 21 in favour of ratification , but had resisted the demand of the pro-EEA monarch , Prince Hans-Adam II , that the necessary referendum be held before that in Switzerland to ensure that it was not influenced by the Swiss result . |
| 14 | A closer interpretation is necessary in family work , with the counsellor focusing on the statement rather than passing it off or trying to pretend that it was not said , seeking to analyse and ascertain what exactly was being said , why is was said , and what the real message might be . |
| 15 | … As appears from the decision below , the plaintiff could have had no certainty of ultimate success , and we are of opinion that it was not called upon to take the risk of having its contracts disputed and its business injured and of finding the tax more or less nearly doubled in case it finally had to pay . |
| 16 | While the fact that a phenomenon was perceived allows one to infer and assert that it actually occurred , the converse is not true : the fact that it was not perceived does not mean that it did not take place . |
| 17 | A purchaser is only likely to avoid liability for dismissals before completion if either the dismissal was for a reason unconnected with the sale ( eg gross misconduct ) or the dismissal was sufficiently far in advance of completion that it was not connected with the sale . |
| 18 | However , it is likely that it was not felt necessary to refer the matter anywhere else as , according to current practice , it was a matter of discipline . |
| 19 | Although the V&A 's sculpture department tried to keep the sixteenth-century bronze statue in the country , it seems that it was not felt to be of sufficient merit to meet any of the Waverley criteria governing rules on the export of works of art from Britain . |
| 20 | The historic deepening process of the Community was foreseen from the outset , which is why those who commended it to the country 20 or 30 years ago took care to see that it was not misunderstood . |
| 21 | LORD Justice Clerk Ross , delivering the opinion of the court , said that it was not disputed that there was sufficient evidence if the jury accepted it to establish that the appellant Low ( the first appellant ) was guilty of charge 3 , the murder charge , on the basis of his own actings . |
| 22 | Literariness being defined as the difference between automatism and defamiliarization , it was soon perceived that it was not constructed in the same way in all works , and that the devices manifesting difference in prose narrative were not the same as the devices manifesting difference in lyric poetry . |
| 23 | He announced that he was prepared to admit that the invisible undetectable substance existed on the moon , but insisted that it was not disturbed in the way suggested by his rival but in fact was piled up on top of the mountains so that they were many times higher than they appeared through the telescope . |
| 24 | It is clear , however , that it was not regarded as a useful adjunct to the civil rights agitation . |
| 25 | Rather than some forbidding official document , his report consisted of a letter to me with the disclaimer that it was not intended to be a major addition to the already considerable library of the National Health Service . |
| 26 | In addition , since the Directive did not define investors , it seemed conclusive to the Court that it was not intended to give them enforceable rights . |
| 27 | This magnificent object was found by a peat-digger in dismantled condition , the embossed plates being stacked in the bottom , a sign that it was not intended to be recovered but was deposited as an offering . |
| 28 | They have , of course , heard about the Holy Spirit , but have either put it all down to typical ecclesiastical in-talk , or assumed that it was not intended for ordinary folk like themselves . |
| 29 | The court said that it was not intended in Seymour to cast doubt on Venna which had used the Cunningham definition ( but was pre-Caldwell ) , and Venna was approved in DPP v Majewski [ 1977 ] AC 443 and seemingly by Lord Diplock himself in Caldwell . |
| 30 | The Court of Appeal held that his dismissal was fair and that it was not vitiated by a failure to consult him over the reorganisation . |