Example sentences of "were not [verb] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many potential customers might feel more comfortable where agencies were not aiming at supervision of their minds . |
| 2 | The notices cluster along main streets and around candidates ' homes , and analysis suggests they were not posted at whim , but organised by the candidates . |
| 3 | As the tracks were not completed at West Croydon , such transfers proved rather difficult and cars had to be moved at night , using temporary rails to bridge the gap at the top of Tamworth Road . |
| 4 | He realized that his own interests were not favoured at school by boys or masters : |
| 5 | Until far into this period there were many important States which were not represented at Constantinople ( Sweden had no resident minister there until 1734 , Prussia none till 1758 ) . |
| 6 | Bob McLean , convener of the home rule pressure group , Scottish Labour Action , stressed that proposals for the election of a Scottish party leader by the Scottish party conference were not targeted at Mr Clarke . |
| 7 | You must have your facts wrong , and you were n't born at Thorn House . ’ |
| 8 | So the women were n't staying at home in the itched to make things for or to back or anything ? |
| 9 | They were n't looking at Nisodemus as he spoke , but at the crowd . |
| 10 | Erm , I do n't know whether you can think of any other words that would be use useful but erm , if you were n't looking at hesitations , you might look at erm , |
| 11 | They were n't running at night . |