Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | If your bike is second-hand , or has n't been used for a while , then it 's important to check that it 's safe to ride . |
| 2 | There 's a war on , or has n't anybody told you ? |
| 3 | HOME FROM HOME : The luxury Norfolk cottage at the centre of the ‘ has he or has n't he ? ’ riddle |
| 4 | Suppose , for example , a priest sworn to and conscientiously following a life of celibacy becomes impotent : has he a problem or has n't he ? |
| 5 | or has n't got it organised . |
| 6 | From the present state of the Ingard bank account it looks as if the deal has n't — or has n't yet — gone through . |
| 7 | Her husband 's none too safe with little girls , or has n't anyone told you that ? ’ |
| 8 | You may , you may have lec the lectures are supposed to finish at the end of this term , but if , you know , a lecturer has been ill or has n't managed to get through the stuff erm , you may have some lectures next term , but er |
| 9 | ‘ You were being used , or has n't that dawned on you yet ? |
| 10 | well I mean the , the agent has n't or has n't yet sued , but I was n't really putting it like that , I was asking you whether it is your case as in presently stand looking at the defence you 've raised to whether or not you have failed to perform your legal obligations under clause nine . |
| 11 | Or has n't cost you anything . |
| 12 | Has mum told Anne or or has n't she ? |
| 13 | Not only has there or has n't there been ritual abuse or sexual abuse or physical abuse , but the context of neglect , deprivation or support ; is this a child whose welfare will best be served . |
| 14 | Of those two colleagues , interestingly enough , one is a health visitor by background , the other is a nurse , but someone who practised or has n't practised , but as a district health community planner for a number of years . |
| 15 | ‘ If you do n't want or do n't have time to haggle , ’ says Mr Latif , ‘ you should make sure you buy your carpet , your jewellery , or your woodwork from a fixed-price store . |
| 16 | Erm , really its a question of , do we borrow or do n't we borrow . |
| 17 | Do you want to stay or do n't you ? |
| 18 | Because women 's work is never done , and underpaid , or unpaid , or boring or repetitious and we 're the first to get the sack , and what we look like is more important than what we do , and if we get raped it 's our fault , and if we get bashed we must have provoked it , if we raise our voices we 're nagging bitches , and if we enjoy sex we 're nymphs and if we do n't we 're frigid , and if we love women it 's because we ca n't get a real man , and if we ask our doctor too many questions we 're neurotic and if we expect the community to care for our children we 're selfish , and if we stand up for our rights we 're aggressive and unfeminine , and if we do n't we 're typical weak females , and if we want to get married we 're out to trap a man , and if we do n't we 're unnatural , and because we ca n't get adequate safe contraceptives , but men can walk on the moon , and we ca n't cope or do n't want a pregnancy we 're made to feel guilty about abortion , and for lots and lots of other reasons we 're all part of the Women 's Liberation Movement . |
| 19 | DO N'T CASTRATE TOO SOON , & DO N'T CASTRATE THE WRONG DOG ! |
| 20 | A high point in the novel is the altercation and huff with Gavin and his mates which precedes this : about the long holidays teachers get , or do n't get , about the homework they withhold , and about the rights of weans — children — and the rights of parents . |
| 21 | ‘ And please do n't tell me what I know or do n't know . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Whatever we do or do n't do , our children will have to live with . ’ |
| 23 | The question I 'm puzzling over , which perhaps proves that sociology is the study of the bleeding obvious , is why do you , or do n't you go to clubs ? |
| 24 | ‘ Do you want to ride in a race or two , or do n't you ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ You want some more of this or do n't you ? ’ |
| 26 | Or do n't you know ? ’ |
| 27 | He says : ‘ There is no place in the group for units that are subsidised or do n't make the right sort of return on capital employed . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Confidentiality ’ may mean my right ( or wish ) that you do not pass on what I have told you ( or do n't identify me as the informant ) , or it may mean my wish ( or right ) that you do not pass on information about me , or , with ‘ professional ’ prefixed , it may mean that our group will support each other by saying nothing about each other 's judgements , competencies or foibles . |
| 29 | What is it that MacDonalds , Pizza Parlour , Kentucky Fried Chicken and the Wimpy Bar offer that schools ca n't or do n't provide ? |
| 30 | For instance , tell us about your scene , ask why things happen or do n't , send us a few photos , whatever . |