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 . |