Example sentences of "were [not/n't] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I think it 's fair to say that the changes in the n nine , early nineteen eighties particularly those which gave the unions a predominant position in choosing the leader , were not of the unions ' making , certainly not of the G M B's making , as I know from personal experience at the time . |
| 2 | The theatre was not something of which her parents would have approved , such frivolous pleasures were not for the likes of hard-working shoemakers . |
| 3 | There was even talk , Frank 's idea , of going to Ireland ( European tours , filling me with excitement at the very thought , were not for the likes of us ) . |
| 4 | ‘ requiring a seat belt ’ Means per regulation 6 of the Motor Vehicles ( wearing of Seat Belts ) Regulation 1982 : ‘ The classes of vehicle mentioned in regulation 4 are ( a ) a vehicle to which Regulation 46 of the Construction and Use Regulations applies ( see later ) ; and ( b ) a vehicle which is equipped with anchorage points and seat belts and to which that Regulation would apply if it were not for the circumstances that the vehicle — |
| 5 | If it were not for the scenes written after his marriage , The Elder Statesman would have been by far the grimmest play he had ever written . |
| 6 | Yet if it were not for the eclipses of May , June and November , Pisceans might think they could get off comparatively lightly . |
| 7 | At least one senior member , who for a time was delegated the task of convening its meetings , considered the panel to have been of little relevance in the first year or so : because the books were not on the shelves , so there was n't a great need for finding ways of stimulating the use of this material . |
| 8 | Would it be surprising if some names were not on the lists ? |
| 9 | Synods were not like the parliaments of liberal democracies . |
| 10 | The Jews hated it but we were not against the Jews . ’ |
| 11 | By contrast , if the forged words were not in the documents , he could with pardonable exaggeration use the words ultimum quasi robur . |
| 12 | In both cases their parents took decisions for them which , in my view , were not in the boys ' best interests . |
| 13 | When it was announced that the orders were to be considered this week , the instruments were not in the hands of our clerk and our counsel . |
| 14 | But the problems were not in the backs . |
| 15 | The case arose after Jeffrey M. Masson , a psychoanalyst , attempted to sue a journalist , Janet Malcolm , for writing an article about him which included several quotations which were not among the transcripts of the tape-recorded interviews which she had conducted with him . |
| 16 | The USA and the United Kingdom were not among the signatories . |
| 17 | Barrow is also having talks about resigning Neil Morton and Dave Thompson , who were not among the names on City 's retained list . |
| 18 | But all to no avail , the manufacturers were not among the sponsors . |
| 19 | Lands disafforested during the reign of the usurper Stephen and subsequently reclaimed by Henry II were not within the terms of the Charter of the Forest . |
| 20 | if it were n't for the games |
| 21 | Or I would be if it were n't for the circumstances . |
| 22 | ‘ If it were n't for the children , I would , ’ Ernest admitted . |
| 23 | They were on reserve , which meant that they were n't on the shelves but had to be ordered from the stock by a librarian . |
| 24 | Saviour Stuart said : ‘ We deserved a draw in the end , but in the first half we struggled and were n't at the races . |
| 25 | ‘ So where did you go if you were n't at the police station ? |
| 26 | Cos they were n't near the glasses . |
| 27 | FRINGE BENEFITS Colin Ward samples alternatives that were n't in the manifestos |
| 28 | One or two people said that you were n't in the Americans ' league . ‘ |