Example sentences of "were n't [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the council said they were n't gypsies at all . |
| 2 | Oh they were n't blacksmiths in in the ordinary sense of the word , they were n't quarry blacksmiths as such because they were more or less engine smiths you see . |
| 3 | But these were n't love-letters from Irene . |
| 4 | The VDs were n't part of her arsenal , but she would have appreciated their style . |
| 5 | You can see that there 's no point in the Bible writers wasting ink explaining how to go out with someone who fancies you when ‘ going out ’ and ‘ fancying ’ were n't part of the way that they did things then ! |
| 6 | Now I understand that it is because we were n't part of the system . |
| 7 | The patterns on the floor were n't part of the design of the carpet . |
| 8 | And they were just worried that if they did n't join in , they were n't part of the club then er |
| 9 | That that 's how it it started , that 's why they were n't part of the force , is , police were part of a co community , and therefore to have respect for the police , seems to me quite vital if we are to have a real sense of of of justice and and fairness . |
| 10 | Suddenly it was as though they were n't enemies at all , but locked in a passionate , warm embrace . |
| 11 | And , since her friends had known , but still let her walk right into it , Folly had decided impulsively that they were n't friends at all , and changed her plans . |
| 12 | Their stories were n't ones of passive pain , but tales of active resistance — having somewhere to run to , they 'd got a grip of their own lives . |
| 13 | Erm I 'm not saying that er there were n't problems in security and using public transport and fear of using public transport after dark , but we were quite surprised that compared with the rest of the U K it was erm not acceptable but it gave us an indication on , on where to go from there on , erm and also I think er the important factor that in the lower in Strathclyde that we 've actually consulted women in terms of er what they want and what they need er in the transport world erm in public transport and that 's not lip service we 've actually had discussions groups and that information has been fed into the large erm public transport review that were undertaking at the present time . |
| 14 | Not , they were n't members of ours and they were n't er skilled in the trade , but hey were just people who were prepared to work any way and and scrambled through as best they could . |
| 15 | Not that there were n't offers for Mario 's services , but they were n't very convincing . |
| 16 | He thought contemptuously : " So they were n't marble after all . " |
| 17 | We were n't lovers from the beginning — it took about 30 seconds . |
| 18 | THERE WERE N'T CATS ON THE MOON , SURELY , ANY MORE THAN THERE WERE DOGS ? |
| 19 | A. T. If you wanted to have a smoke — we used to have smokes : we were n't angels by any means — you had to get into a shop doorway , put your cigarette in your mouth , strike a match , shield it with your hand , and then blow the match out and then your hand would go up your sleeve . |
| 20 | Howard was a revelation to me because his parents were n't intellectuals like the parents of all the other children I knew . |
| 21 | But what if they were n't tactics at all ? |
| 22 | They were n't sinners in their own eyes because they did all these little things . |
| 23 | And were n't defectors like displaced persons , small and shabby with cardboard suitcases . |
| 24 | Then she realised that they were n't employees of OBEX and that they all appeared to be handicapped in some way . |
| 25 | You were n't sort of allowed just in and out when you wanted to , you had to get permission to stay out late . |
| 26 | I , I , remember something , cos I thought they 'd look awful stuck on the top of their heads , they were n't sort of like |
| 27 | No , no , no , if you were n't sort of looking . |