Example sentences of "was n't [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paul was n't himself for months after his went . ’ |
| 2 | Charlie told me it was n't nothing for them to get through twenty nicker poking about in the shops . |
| 3 | My mother was n't one for silences . |
| 4 | But he was n't one for being matey , or even civil . |
| 5 | Well then , was n't it for you ? |
| 6 | But was n't it for the best that his son be separated from Jennifer ? |
| 7 | You know you know erm a young man I mean it was er er reasonable was n't it for a a single man to be laid off before a married man with family family responsibilities . |
| 8 | a little bit of foresight was n't it for those days ? |
| 9 | ‘ Mike knew I always work late , and even though there was n't anything for me to do , he thought I ought to know . ’ |