Example sentences of "[was/were] n't he [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You , he 's back to like labouring again were n't he really ? |
| 2 | He appeared to have learned his lesson last season , but the fact that he needs Robson 's ‘ Englishness ’ for Europe means he will pick him for some league games such as Chelsea last week , and was n't he crap ; > } |
| 3 | Was n't he up for , mm , mm , you know , for competition ? |
| 4 | He 'd soon find out that selling Rocky ( especially in a deal with Stewart ) is not a popular move … and why was n't he even on the bench ? |
| 5 | ’ Was n't he just ? ’ |
| 6 | Yes Chair , I think Mr was quoting Michael Portillo was n't he in about the er , when you sell a house you do n't not pay off the mortgage , and of course what most people do is buy another house , sorry who was it ? |
| 7 | Was n't he really ? |
| 8 | Was n't he always at the helm ? |
| 9 | Why was n't he more upset ? |
| 10 | Secondly , when readers complain about the lives of writers — why did n't he do this ; why did n't he protest to the newspapers about that ; why was n't he more involved in life ? — are n't they really asking a simpler , and vainer , question : why is n't he more like us ? |
| 11 | Was n't he much younger than Bridget ? |
| 12 | Was n't he totally different from the boys who had fumblingly and rather horridly and wetly , she thought , kissed her and said they quite fancied her ? |
| 13 | ‘ Was n't he there ? ’ |
| 14 | Was n't he there ? |
| 15 | But was n't he still taking rather a chance , if it was all that important to him that I should n't survive ? |