Example sentences of "was [not/n't] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | This irony was not lost on a US judge . |
| 2 | v. Henn and Darby , where the Court of Appeal held that the term ‘ quantitative restrictions ’ in Article 30 of the EEC Treaty did not cover a total prohibition on imports on the grounds that such a restriction was not related to a quantitative measure , whereas the case law of the European Court had clearly established that the term in question covered both outright bans and quotas on imports . |
| 3 | Firstly , piecing together the BBC TV environment of the early Sixties shows why Doctor Who was not devised as a Children 's Series . |
| 4 | I was not referring to a press report of the Robert George case . |
| 5 | Mr Eric Forth , consumer affairs minister , told MPs he had been ‘ very affected ’ by the death but ‘ on balance ’ had decided a ban was not justified on a product which carried a warning on the packaging . |
| 6 | Almost the only significance of Trotskyism in the 1930s was that a tenuous tradition was established which was not to materialize as a significant political influence until the 1960s . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The NFFO was not expressed as a precise numerical quota throughout the period of the Hinkley C Inquiry . |
| 9 | It would be tragic if Agassi 's rare talent was not rewarded by a Grand Slam title in the near future and a World No. 1 ranking later on . |
| 10 | ‘ Fashion Mad ’ , it was titled , and this one was not written by a celebrated style pundit , but by a previously unrecognised talent called Associated Press . |
| 11 | It was not written by a man who was drugged . |
| 12 | This is because St James 's Church was not listed as a building of architectural or historic interest after it was declared redundant and thus the cost of the building work would attract Value Added Tax at the standard rate . |
| 13 | Although Symphonic Variations was not intended as a ritual , Ashton can be said to have used it as such for six dancers who were practising their art in the spacious simplicity of Sophie Fedorovitch 's décor . |
| 14 | The picture in our feature was supplied to us by a manufacturer to illustrate a particular cot set and was not intended as a recommendation of how to put a baby down to sleep . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's a long way to go for a 45-minute service and a reception — even if you 're not 92 years old , ’ said one of her aides , who insisted that her absence was not intended as a snub . |
| 16 | The judges declined to accept the Tobacco Institute of Australia 's argument that the sentence was not intended as a statement of fact but as merely an expression of opinion or as the platform of an argument in a community wide debate . |
| 17 | It was not long before the Princess proved that her patronage was not intended as a sinecure . |
| 18 | Nick 's stiffness was not intended as a rebuff ; it was simply an instinctive reaction to the sentimental concern in Martin 's voice . |
| 19 | Thus , it does not apply where the evidence establishes the existence of a collateral contract ; where it can be shown that the document was not intended as a complete record of the contract terms ; where its existence or operation was dependent upon some prior unexpected stipulation ; or where it was procured by some illegality or misrepresentation . |
| 20 | The storm damage was not treated as a consequence of the collision but as an intervening event in the course of an ordinary voyage . |
| 21 | I sincerely hope that Mrs. X 's complaint was not treated in a dismissive way because , as she readily admitted , she was drunk at the time of the assault . |
| 22 | Kim Il Sung was not to emerge as a major personality until after 1945 . |
| 23 | During the 1930s a strong pacifist movement came into being which was not tied to a major party although most of its supporters were Labour or Liberal voters . |
| 24 | She was not prepared for a very similar question being thrown at her . |
| 25 | Stephen 's problem , in short , was that he was not living as a son but as a slave in bondage to fear . |
| 26 | Lepine was not cremated for a few days yet , until after the despatch of a couple of his victims also being tended to at the Côte-Des-Neiges cemetery , opposite the mountain , alongside the University of Montreal , where Marc Lepine joined his victims in the silence at the centre . |
| 27 | MIP-1 β- specific augmentation of adhesion to VCAM-1 was not observed with a control glycoprotein ( CD45 ; data not shown ) . |
| 28 | But the monopoly of transmission was not extended to a programme monopoly . |
| 29 | She did not like walking along the dark road , but she was not getting into a car with five blokes ! |
| 30 | This claim however was not substantiated in a study with adults ( Hines , 1978 ) . |