Example sentences of "were not [vb pp] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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1 | In any case , you were not born just to make paper . ’ |
2 | As shown in Fig 7 , channel kinetics underconditions that produced inward current flow ( NaCl solution in the bath and high K + solution in the pipette ) differed from those seen during outward current flow ( see Fig 1 ) , and it is possible that channels were not activated sufficiently to produce sustained bursts of openings when NaCl solution was present in the bath . |
3 | That doctors ' sex , age , years as a principal , training , or teaching and training activity were not shown significantly to influence their patients ' diabetic control . |
4 | It was widely felt that Théodore , a bitter critic of Aristide who wished severely to restrict his future powers , was not guaranteed to be acceptable to the army or business sectors which were not expected easily to drop their opposition to Aristide 's return . |
5 | On March 19 the International Committee of the Red Cross ( ICRC ) appealed for action to " avert a major nutritional crisis " , warning of possible starvation in Iraq if measures were not taken quickly to distribute foodstuffs . |
6 | It is more likely to be about sore things from childhood , which we were not allowed properly to experience or mourn : or we may have been too young in emotional or physical development to cope . |
7 | The half-hour 's entertainment was due to begin at eight thirty : some relatives , waiting now patiently in the hall , had been admitted , but were not allowed backstage to mingle . |