Example sentences of "[vb -s] n't the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | I think she thought Emily would be able to earn her living as a governess or lady 's companion , in the end , but she 's too idle and she has n't the wit . |
| 3 | Has n't the abattoir gone ? |
| 4 | Well it has , but but the level that we 're pitching at has n't the level at which |
| 5 | The thing with protest songs is that pop 's always been about the immediate , spontaneous and puerile , it has n't the patience to slog through sub-committees and lobbying and making orderly demands through the proper channels . |
| 6 | Its products are no longer in demand , it has n't the capital or the rating to expand or diversify ; its management is moribund . |
| 7 | The injustice to the home-owner is sometimes made worse by the fact that very often he has n't the money to pay for the repairs and has to borrow from the bank in order to pay the bill . |
| 8 | Mr Hennessy says the council has n't the money to help the rink |
| 9 | If he has n't the will or the stomach to do that , he had better make way for someone who has before millions intended to help this country are thrown away . |
| 10 | If the news is really not so bad , why has n't the government said so ? |
| 11 | If the Act is as good as it is claimed in their motion , why has n't the Government ensured proper funding for it ? |
| 12 | In tha has n't the outhouse next door ? |
| 13 | But he has n't the nerve for this kind of thing . |
| 14 | ‘ Has n't the job kept you too busy for aimless wandering among trees ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ He says he has n't the time to do a good job . |
| 16 | ‘ Gosh , has n't the time gone quickly ? ’ |
| 17 | He confesses he has n't the face to make enquiries about methods and means of contraception , even in the most indirect way . |
| 18 | Trainer Frank Berry reckons he is now in the clear but he has n't the form to recommend him . |
| 19 | Actually , I sent Felicity to Summerhill because I saw this awfully exciting film called The Alamo , starring John Wayne , whom I adore , and he makes this absolutely glorious speech in it which goes ‘ Freedom , I like the sound of the word ’ , actually it 's ‘ Republic ’ he says , I know that because it was on the television last week , but I 've always heard it as ‘ Freedom ’ and I read that A S O'Neill positively breathed Freedom , as indeed do all the Irish , I find , and one has to have pots of money to go there , which gives one — what 's the word ? — sachet , which you do absolutely need to get into Society these days , and Felicity ( her name means Freedom , too , from the Latin , you know ) was frightfully keen to go , and does n't the name simply drip June in , say , the Cotswolds , and Felicity says there are teachers there with nothing to do at all , so you can tell the staff must be tip-top — I mean , what luxury ! spare staff ! — and Felicity 's always been such a tearaway and I know it 's jolly hard but I do think one needs Discipline to get one 's Freedom , I 've always had it , and Republics too , and now I gather she 's been on television , and Felicity was absolutely swearing by the school or something , Angela says , and where is it — somewhere pretty — she goes by train … |
| 20 | Why does n't the man leave his sheep in that field ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ And does n't the word ‘ please ’ exist in your vocabulary ? ’ |
| 22 | Does n't the sanctity of marriage mean anything to you ? ’ he roared . |
| 23 | ‘ No , ’ said Dorcas , ‘ it 'll be saying , ‘ Why Does n't the Telephone Work ? ’ ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Why does n't the telephone work ? ’ said Nooty . |
| 25 | ‘ Does n't the whole of him strike one ? |
| 26 | ‘ Why does n't the Army go in after them ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ But why does n't the Queen care for them ? ’ |
| 28 | But does n't the tree look splendid , sir ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ But does n't the chairman of the club object ? ’ |
| 30 | Sometimes there are displays that are erm , b but like erm the lizards that have frills , but I think you find them in both sexes because you see if it 's to scare off a predator , why does n't the female have them ? |