Example sentences of "is n't [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is n't as if I ate much . |
| 2 | And it is n't as if you want the cottage . ’ |
| 3 | It is n't as if they fit , either . ’ |
| 4 | It is n't as if I do n't know the type . |
| 5 | And there 's no need to colour up like that , it is n't as if it matters . " |
| 6 | Oh he 's off work and you see he has all the time off for councils and you know it is n't as if he 's there fulltime . |
| 7 | And it is n't as if it 's one of those sports where regular training is an option either . ’ |
| 8 | It is n't as if he 'd seen all that much of it , really . " |
| 9 | It is n't as if the chances had n't been there for Leeds to win away last term : Oldham 2–0 up with 5 minutes to go , Sheff . |
| 10 | ‘ This is n't as lot of work if many people are involved , but it can not be done by just a handful . ’ |
| 11 | quite keen , well it is n't as if I 'm gon na stay for a year , he 's sort of thinking sort of you know going out there to work and I |
| 12 | Well go on do it then , it is n't as if it 's your handwriting . |
| 13 | So , it is n't as if we 're saying , erm maths has always been taught quite well but we can do it better . |
| 14 | Radio producers have to remind themselves each week that radio broadcasting is n't about selling records , but about entertaining an audience . |
| 15 | It is n't about the dead hand of the past , the unsettled guilt-edged accounts of history returning to haunt the present . |
| 16 | An Alliance Party worker said : ‘ The election in Northern Ireland is n't about a penny off income tax or hospital beds . |
| 17 | There are conflicting demands made on schools and good marketing is n't about taking up every , or any half-baked , idea in the pursuit of popularism . |
| 18 | Pupil leakage is n't about those puddles occasionally found under infant children it 's about losing children to neighbours — it 's not so wet but equally unpleasant . |
| 19 | I tend not to tell people a song is n't about them because it disappoints them . |
| 20 | ‘ The more I 'm into music and the more I 'm into guitar playing , I realise it is n't about how great a guitar player you are ; it 's about writing songs and it 's about fitting guitar and voice together . |
| 21 | This is n't about some petty artistic vendetta . |
| 22 | Marriage is n't about being ‘ in love ’ , it 's a deep and lasting friendship which far outweighs passion . ’ |
| 23 | The right to ‘ choose ’ is n't about democracy . |
| 24 | She said gaily : ‘ The story is n't about Hank — it 's about my husband , Boyd . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Yes Please ’ is n't about thrills and pills , it 's not meant to be consumed through a pumping club sound system , it 's altogether on a much mellower tip . |
| 26 | ‘ Education is n't about knowing things but about how you feel about yourself . |
| 27 | The fact is , the Bible is n't about raw nature very much ; it 's almost all about human affairs . |
| 28 | It is n't about only opposing , it is n't about passing resolutions , formulating programmes , making demands of something or someone else , or administering consensus . |
| 29 | This is n't about changing the company ; what people want is more money … ’ |
| 30 | It is n't about the dress at all — it 's a personal matter . ’ |