Example sentences of "was not [verb] that [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | It was not conceived that these made up , in present-day terms , a system for securing and guaranteeing quality . |
2 | To ask how a piece of machinery worked was not to deny that each part had been designed with a function in mind . |
3 | It was not disputed that such interference with business is tortious if any unlawful means are used . ’ |
4 | The evidence produced included a transcript in English of Price 's evidence before the City Court of Gôteborg ; and it was not disputed that this evidence was admissible under paragraph 12 of the Schedule 1 . |
5 | But if he decides for Mrs. McLoughlin , then he has intervened in Mr. O'Brian 's life even though the latter was not warned that this would happen . |
6 | He was not to know that those pictures appalled her , that she had never imagined herself capable of such thoughts . |
7 | Finally on this aspect of the matter , I was not persuaded that any of the defendants was unable to prevent the nuisance . |
8 | There was , however , ‘ increasing concern [ in Europe ] about the role of soil acidification ’ ( it was not mentioned that this has been caused by air pollution ) . |
9 | He was not told that socio-economic circumstances meant that he could expect to get bad examination results . |
10 | Of these three , bad environment must of course be taken seriously , and it was not suggested that environmental factors did not play an important part in health deterioration , but ‘ environment is not the only factor so operative and possibly not the most important one ’ ( M'Gonigle and Kirby , 1936 , p. 148 ) . |
11 | The New Statesman was not saying that familial and sexual issues should not be discussed under any circumstances , but that the discussion had gone too far . |
12 | The Piper pilot was not informed that four Tornados were in the area . |
13 | Because it was n't considered that that the level of housing required could be accommodated in that area . |