Example sentences of "certainly [was/were] n't the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he certainly was n't the man to have in the driving seat on the union side when both management and workers were striving for the sheer survival of the company , and needed to work together if they were to pull through . |
| 2 | It certainly was n't the day to think of dieting ! |
| 3 | If books were not selling it certainly was n't the fault of publishers . ’ |
| 4 | It certainly was n't the answer Polly had expected . |
| 5 | Now that is not the sort of scenario we want , and it certainly was n't the sort of scenario we wanted in Banbury . |
| 6 | Factory greyness had dulled the senses and while the club was still the place to be , it certainly was n't the place to play . |
| 7 | It certainly was n't the band 's strongest single to date and yet , in the commercial world , their weakest onslaught . |