Example sentences of "was n't it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your first stage part was in something quite different from the classical roles , was n't it ? |
| 2 | The boot was on the other foot then , was n't it ? |
| 3 | ‘ Easy as pie , was n't it ? ’ she said . |
| 4 | ‘ Terrific idea of mine inviting people , was n't it ? |
| 5 | People thought perhaps you needed to save money — after all , that was the only reason for buying a diesel car , was n't it ? |
| 6 | Was n't it the vehicle I 'd stopped ? |
| 7 | Bit late in the day for that , was n't it ? |
| 8 | I never got as far as the wedding , Mum , but it was unlucky , was n't it ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ A tragedy , was n't it ? |
| 10 | ‘ A bit late in the day to get squeamish , was n't it ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ It was a good film , was n't it ? ’ she said , smoothing Omi 's pillows . |
| 12 | ‘ Tragic — about his wife — was n't it ? ’ |
| 13 | I remember saying this was a bit leisurely , was n't it , but there was some apparently reasonable explanation , like no one gave any notice that they were going to die and the partnership could be a bit pushed to produce the cash if it was the wrong time of year . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , it was his money , was n't it , and I was only his niece . |
| 15 | By the Spitfire , was n't it . ’ |
| 16 | That 's what Voltaire 's Pangloss had said , was n't it ? |
| 17 | This was n't it . |
| 18 | And if we did n't get to the very top , well , it was near enough , was n't it ? |
| 19 | Honest ! — Besides , it was in the papers was n't it ? |
| 20 | She felt an unfamiliar surge of confidence : well , everything was obvious now , was n't it ? |
| 21 | ‘ That 's why you went round there this morning , was n't it ? |
| 22 | ‘ Was n't it ages till the All Clear ? ’ |
| 23 | Was n't it a paradise ? |
| 24 | She began to sing , stabbing a hat pin through her smart , lime-green hat , for was n't it almost Spring ? |
| 25 | But had n't it been a mistake though , he thought , was n't it more pointless than most evenings ? |
| 26 | Your work on me was a success , was n't it ? |
| 27 | But this about heaving and pushing and grunting and panting above her parted legs — was n't it too specific , too obviously the prelude to masturbation , too explicitly the expression of strong physical yearning for her who should , in his own prose , be protected and left unsoiled ? |
| 28 | ‘ That envelope was bait , was n't it ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Miss Jordan , was n't it ? ’ he said , recognizing Maggie . |
| 30 | ‘ Was n't it a great night out , John ? ’ |