Example sentences of "[am/are] they [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Are they not paradoxically reproducing the laws which exclude and oppress them , even as they seem to be escaping and subverting those laws ? |
| 2 | What are these convictions , and why are they not articulated ? |
| 3 | Systematically pushed to the margins in the labour market , past the household power of active parenthood , soon deprived of all but the trimmings of public influence , are they not all victims in the age-bound society of the contemporary West ? |
| 4 | The walls are even a little damp , are they not , Mr Stevens ? ’ |
| 5 | Then in a matter of days , or even one day , are they not up and about again eating us out of house and home ? |
| 6 | ‘ They 're Jewish names , are they not ? ’ |
| 7 | Children are so energetic , are they not ? |
| 8 | Are they not gods , to the child ? — the writer enables the reader to go back , to see again what we once saw , but this time with the eyes of an adult , the adult who regards the child in herself . |
| 9 | What are the human requirements which the new product or process is intended to meet and how far are they not met by those already available ? |
| 10 | But source critics , prompted by the recurring refrain " And the rest of the deeds of King X , are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah/Israel ? " , have concluded that much of the early material in the book has in fact been taken from royal annals and other trustworthy contemporary records . |
| 11 | Are they not in |
| 12 | But trees and hedgerows are part of the open country , they are an essential feature of the English countryside as we have in the known it are they not ? |
| 13 | Below is their team photo for your approval — are they not nicer looking than you thought ? |
| 14 | Are they not ? |
| 15 | By failing to provide stories for a significant proportion of the population , are they not digging themselves a grave ? |
| 16 | Old-fashioned and fuddy-duddy — these are the words , are they not , that you used to describe my company ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Everyone in this household is a member , are they not ? ’ |
| 18 | Are they not bulletins on the nastiness of mankind ? |
| 19 | So why are they not fitted to all new pedal cycles during manufacturing ? |
| 20 | I find that very peculiar , but then the English are cold-blooded , are they not ? |
| 21 | Whatever difficulties individual parties may have with resuming talks , are they not put well into the shade by the stark reality of events on the streets ? |
| 22 | If Ministers are serious about wanting us not to be governed by unaccountable bureaucrats , why are they not leading in the argument that those decisions that have to be taken at European level are fully accountable to a stronger European Parliament that is elected by a fair system ? |
| 23 | After all everyone is entitled to their own opinion are they not ? |
| 24 | The obvious question is : If both verbs denote causation , why are they not followed by the same version of the infinitive ? |
| 25 | ‘ Yes , but — are they not seeing the jokes ? |
| 26 | Are they not ? |
| 27 | Those links into Harrogate nevertheless are required are they not in order for the relief road to function . |
| 28 | Now the tory party are forever lecturing us about choice are they not . |
| 29 | Brewers are wonderful , caring people are they not ? |
| 30 | Not only are they not transparent , a property deal can be struck subject to just about anything , ’ said UBS . |