Example sentences of "n't the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Is n't the sparring light hearted and fun underneath all the rough and tumble ?
2 ‘ WHY did n't the Earl write to you himself , Guider ? ’
3 ‘ Did n't the headmaster tell you ?
4 ‘ Why is n't the painting displayed ? ’
5 Earlier a drugs worker had given evidence relating to general drugs policies but Sheriff Archibald Bell QC said it was n't the court 's job to listen to critisism of government agencies , local authorities or individuals who were n't represented .
6 What made you suspect he was n't the person he claimed to be ? ’
7 Is n't the education authority failing in its duty though , when it has to send children home ?
8 ‘ They ai n't the law . ’
9 It actually , that actually was n't the sentence I made , I ca n't count , it was actually the next sentence I wanted you to look at .
10 Theatre Royal and it was n't the Theatre Royal Haymarket the other Saturday did n't we ?
11 Of course , these applications are n't the fully-featured , everything-but-the-kitchen-sink affairs you get with something like Word for Windows or Quattro Pro .
12 That suggests it was n't the entrée or any of the earlier courses . ’
13 A fast processor helps , but it is n't the secret of great file server performance — for long periods of time , a file server 's processor will be idle , waiting for the hard disk to do its work .
14 I kept trying to ask them , was a bit of bleeding all right , and the pains , but there was n't the opportunity , and it really was n't this much … "
15 Blowing your nose into a coffee-filter — there is n't the opportunity .
16 Are n't the majority of fans being short-changed a little here ?
17 but but possibly this was n't the majority case .
18 Did n't the operation — did n't it work ? "
19 Has n't the abattoir gone ?
20 Always that first momentary disappointment , with Jack Ashdown 's realisation that it was n't the voice that he was most hoping to hear .
21 No I do n't need the rail , I do n't the rail money in er Cos I presume if you pay the seven quid you 'll be more or less committed then to paying the I 'll I 'll get the rail money a bit later than .
22 Leopardstown 's race has n't the charisma of last year when Dr Devious took on St Jovite , but then you ca n't have everything .
23 Do n't the cost
24 It was n't the issue that did the damage , however , but Kinnock 's apparent shiftiness , mocked as it was by the celebrated Patten-Heseltine Hinge and Bracket act .
25 Hewlett-Packard refuses to be drawn into a debate about the kernel , insisting ‘ it is n't the issue . ’
26 HP refuses to be drawn into a debate about the kernel , insisting ‘ it is n't the issue . ’
27 But that was n't the issue here .
28 ‘ Money was n't the issue . ’
29 Money is n't the issue .
30 ‘ I 'm sorry , I should n't have said that because it is n't the issue here .
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