Weren't

Definition

weren't /wɜ:nt/ short form were not. ❍ Be aux v

Examples

1. ‘There was incredible kindness there
2. and to know that you weren't alone was such a boost.’
3. ‘We had found the bar down a side street and there weren't many Scots here besides ourselves.’
4. ‘They'd all said it was big
5. but we weren't really prepared for quite how big it actually is.’
6. ‘We wanted to make sure they were completely happy
7. and knew they weren't being made fun of.’
8. ‘I also learnt the hard way that some people who called themselves my friends weren't.’
9. ‘We offered to build the last mile and share ownership
10. but they weren't interested.’
11. ‘The opposition weren't great to say the least
12. but they made up for it in passion.’
13. ‘As time dragged on
14. they realised that they weren't going to find their dream home.’
15. ‘Although the red tomatoes were good
16. the green and yellow ones weren't ripe enough.’
17. ‘Later on at school we had the children sitting in rows and they weren't allowed to talk to each other.’
18. ‘Why weren't the fans all decked in the colours of Australia or Germany or Turkey or Italy?’
19. ‘We met in 1998
20. and we knew within a year that we weren't going to be able to have a baby easily.’
21. ‘He drank during the day
22. when they weren't there
23. and at night after they had gone.’
24. ‘That said
25. if it weren't for the rain
26. the course would have been even more difficult.’
27. ‘We put it down to teething problems and weren't adverse to giving it another try.’
28. ‘They weren't sure about the rule of law
29. or about how company reform would proceed.’