Example sentences of "[modal v] n't it " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must mean something , must n't it ? |
| 2 | ‘ Six pairs of knickers must be enough , must n't it , Charlie ? ’ she enquired of a tall dark-blond young man , unmistakably her brother , who was piling plates into a dishwasher and making two cups of coffee . |
| 3 | But with Bob 's vinyl guitar work concealing so many intricacies beneath its initial , power-chordal attack , must n't it be difficult for one man to recreate on stage ? |
| 4 | And I mean we , quite obviously , we get them involved with er school trips , as a matter of fact , I 've just organised a er thing I 've got here at the moment organised a er trip must be a good one must n't it ! |
| 5 | Minus nineteen plus thirty seven without the aid of a calculator must be about eighteen must n't it ? |
| 6 | It must , it must cause disease and , and , and trouble must n't it ? |
| 7 | ‘ Then it must be Madame V in Paris , must n't it ? ’ |
| 8 | It must go that way — must n't it ? ’ |
| 9 | So it 's important to notice that in many species and certainly in ours , although males need not as you say make any contribution apart from their genes in principle , in fact males are heavy investors in offspring , albeit indirectly , so that must be important must n't it and that must |
| 10 | It must be , must n't it ? |
| 11 | Now it must have been must n't it , a possibility , if been there at all , that he was hiding under that bed ? |
| 12 | Must n't it ? |
| 13 | Yes , now this shows it must be his imagination , must n't it ? |
| 14 | And it was n't just because of what happened with Mortimer … that was part of it , but the way Guy made her feel , deep inside , must surely mean that any damage done by Mortimer Harrison had been transitory … must n't it ? |
| 15 | Should think coming up , must be a year now must n't it ? |
| 16 | must n't it dear ? |
| 17 | must be warmer then must n't it ? |
| 18 | Suppose it must be must n't it ? |
| 19 | And seeing you 've got another life inside you , it must be doing something to them must n't it ? |
| 20 | Must n't it ? |
| 21 | But it must be must n't it ? |
| 22 | It must be must n't it ? |
| 23 | must n't it ? |
| 24 | Well it must st still be dark must n't it ? |
| 25 | Thirty six so that must be G E D must n't it ? |
| 26 | Must of been must n't it , that day ? |
| 27 | I think it must be easy to plan must n't it if you know you 've got that top number of hours from looking at what you 've got |
| 28 | And should n't it be an earless anyhow ? |
| 29 | Why should n't it happen again ? |
| 30 | Why should n't it be ? |