Example sentences of "[is] n't it " in BNC.

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1 But they do n't want more money , ; it 's like me , is n't it ?
2 Y' know , buyin' new dresses all the time , is n't it ?
3 The theatre is always larger than life , is n't it ?
4 Is n't it time to take hold of that lead by realising their true marketing potential ?
5 ‘ Strange how we have taken to some French words and not others , is n't it ? ’ remarked Henry diplomatically as the parlourmaid came into the room with a pile of dinner plates and the vegetable dishes .
6 And then she just died … oh , is n't it too awful ? ’
7 ‘ Difficult , ’ agreed Henry Tyler , ‘ is n't it ? ’
8 ‘ It 's a joke is n't it ? ’
9 ‘ I mean , I can understand you not wanting to go into a hostel , but from what you 're saying , a flat 's the sort of thing you want , is n't it ? ’
10 ‘ It 's a bit of an odd way to live , is n't it ? ’
11 ‘ It 's an amazing place , is n't it ?
12 Crazy , is n't it ? ’
13 ‘ Pathetic , is n't it ?
14 It 's awful to be last , is n't it ? ’
15 ‘ Unusual , is n't it ?
16 ‘ Illingsworth , is n't it ? ’ he asked .
17 ‘ It 's too big , is n't it ?
18 Is n't it just too , too , darlings ? ’
19 ‘ Look , is n't it possible to tease each other about our politics — ’
20 ‘ That 's Hoddle is n't it ?
21 And for those who say that some pubs are unsuitable for children because they might have some evil influence , then is n't it about time those pubs were cleaned up ?
22 Fun , is n't it ?
23 Leavis defined critical discussion as taking the form , ‘ This is so , is n't it ? ’ expecting the answer , ‘ yes , but … ’ ( though never , ‘ I very much doubt it ’ or ‘ No , in thunder ! ’ ) .
24 Is n't it ironic ? ’ he said .
25 ‘ Margaret Thatcher 's team — that 's a bit of confusion in terms is n't it .
26 It 's tradition , is n't it ? ’ says Dennis Thompson , an ambulance driver who eats at Manze 's at least three times a week .
27 Is n't it high time the NCCL thought of protecting their rights ?
28 Mrs Greengross added : ‘ Is n't it about time that the Government exercised some seasonal goodwill to all men — and women — of pensionable age and increased the £10 Christmas bonus ? ’
29 ‘ So what , nothing wrong with that , that 's what ya are , is n't it ? ’
30 ‘ Hello , Piper , bloody rough in this area , is n't it ? ’
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