Example sentences of "[be] it [not/n't] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By 1918 there were many Labour Party parliamentarians and trade unionists who would willingly have excluded the ILP from the party , were it not that opposition to the war had spread quite widely and had partly justified the ILP position . |
| 2 | And part of that barn policy even were it not worthy of extra has always been , that the , once you carried out the renovations to the barn that was , the actual extent of the building . |
| 3 | Is it not economic nonsense that our interest rates should be dictated not by our own grave economic needs but by the interests of the German economy ? |
| 4 | Is it not six foot ? |
| 5 | Is it not astonishing to suddenly acquire a stepbrother ? ’ |
| 6 | Is it not astonishing that the Secretary of State , having made a decision on 15 Para , can not or will not answer the pertinent points put to him by my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow , Hillhead ( Mr. Galloway ) and the hon. Member for Glasgow , Govan ( Mr. Sillars ) ? |
| 7 | Furthermore , is it not rash to say that it is to be carried out only in the patients ' best interests ? |
| 8 | Is it not sad that no Cleveland Conservative has been able to come and represent the children of Cleveland today , and that that task has had to be left to a Conservative from Ealing ? |
| 9 | Again , we welcome that , but is it not sad that it comes 12 years after this Government were elected and after not just one but two Secretaries of State since I have been a Member of Parliament have been influenced because of criticism of tobacco advertising and irresponsible elements in the tobacco industry ? |
| 10 | BELVILLE : Is it not one part of your honesty to be dutiful and grateful to your master ? |
| 11 | Is it not all going to take more time ? ’ |
| 12 | Is it not all blindingly obvious ? |
| 13 | If we do not know what we believe and can not agree on what we believe , then is it not better to wait until we can and do . |
| 14 | However , if we acknowledge that family communications follow a pattern developed over time , and this can be usefully observed and adapted with younger families , is it not reasonable to assume that with older families too such a process could be helpful in some cases ? |
| 15 | With more and more pensioners owing their homes outright , and with eight out of 10 recently retired pensioners having an income from investment and savings , is it not reasonable to recognise a measure of prosperity among pensioners ? |
| 16 | Is it not reasonable to ask that these proposals be carried out in conjunction with the pedestrian scheme ? |
| 17 | Is it not strange that , while foreign companies invest in this country , British companies which are aware of the position here have invested £40 billion more overseas than the foreigners have invested here ? |
| 18 | If this is so , is it not strange that already 2% of physicians carrying out LAWER did not consult anyone ? |
| 19 | Taking one of William Rees-Mogg 's conclusions further , is it not logical to deduce that while ‘ Italy is the cradle of European civilisation ’ , Tuscany is right at the centre of it . |
| 20 | Is it not ironic that this great technical achievement in the field of road transport was developed and first made practical by ‘ Wolverton Railway Works ’ ? |
| 21 | Is it not ironic that Australia won the final playing in exactly the same style that England were so slated for — to win ! |
| 22 | Is it not ironic that the Government are introducing the Bill at a time when virtually all the political parties — parties which rarely find common ground , as we have tragically and sadly witnessed over the years — see eye to eye in opposing the scheme ? |
| 23 | Is it not ironic that the company executive driving the Jaguar which I overtake in every traffic jam , is being subsidised by the government to produce the fumes which are damaging the health of every individual , cyclists , pedestrians , motorists themselves , not to mention the ecological damage ? |
| 24 | Is it not extraordinary that the Leader of the Opposition is incapable of understanding that we might frequently find that monetary and interest rate policies were wholly inappropriate to the requirements of this country if we join a single European currency ? |
| 25 | Is it not extraordinary therefore that in the United States where there is the most rapid growth of technology and of productivity , there are no government training schemes and does this not make a nonsense of the opposition 's repeated claim that government training schemes are the way forward ? |
| 26 | ‘ Is it not warm enough in here ? ’ he enquired by way of greeting , seeing her clasping her jacket round her . |
| 27 | Thus is it not resonable to suppose that when we come to play the likes of Liverpool , Arsenal , Norwich and Man Utd that once again these teams will once again expose our defencies and we 'll be on the loosing end of the scoreline . |
| 28 | Is it not shameful that Britain should opt out in that way ? |
| 29 | Given the distinction , between ideas and things , which leads to scepticism , is it not wisest , asks Berkeley , to say that our ideas are things , ‘ to trust your senses , and laying aside all anxious thought about unknown natures and substances , admit with the vulgar those for real things , which are perceived by the senses ’ ? |
| 30 | For normal political life to be maintained in Northern Ireland , is it not critical to defeat terrorism , and must not that defeat come before political changes or constitutional arrangements ? |