Example sentences of "[pron] [be] n't [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Do you want a fire retardant one or just in interestingly enough , the ones that have got price offers on them are n't fire retardant . |
2 | I struggled up to show I was n't wolf meat . |
3 | I was n't chewing gum though , I was eating sweets |
4 | Ciccolini tends to adopt slow tempos here — too slow , I feel , in the initial étude ‘ for the five fingers ’ , and in those for fourths octaves ( not emporté here ) , and chords , and much too deliberate in the one ‘ for the eight fingers ’ which is n't molto leggiero e legato . |
5 | It 's not because there is n't class war in Britain , there 's obviously a very great deal of class war , but it 's a kind of cold class war which does n't erupt into the violences which have characterised French , Italian , Russian , Balkan , Spanish politics . |
6 | That 's not to say there was n't child abuse now , I I have my own thoughts and in my own feelings feel that there could have been some child abuse especially ch sexual abuse . |
7 | They were n't air crew , for God 's sake , they did n't join up to fly . |
8 | My gran had forgotten about coming over , you know and so we rem , reminded her was n't Christmas eve , the day before Christmas eve , tha you know , to see if she was still coming . |
9 | stew you know like it is a beef ah , but it were n't mince meat , but it were n't stew . |
10 | Now while we 're on this point about what exactly am I entitled to , erm we ought to say a word about credit notes cos there are a lot of shops who say well erm you know it is it is n't company policy to , it is n't our policy to offer refunds , but we 're quite happy to offer you a credit note . |
11 | ‘ Not on a Sunday it is n't breakfast time . |
12 | It is n't boyfriend trouble , is it ? |
13 | Okay , health conscience , not , it is n't health conscience people , it 's health conscious people |
14 | It was n't prawn cocktail . |
15 | It was n't brandy bravado that spoke . |
16 | I think can I just say one thing we did actually h it was n't community industry erm the people that did it I do n't know |
17 | " No lass , you 're wrong , it was n't class hatred , it was class love . " |
18 | It was n't rain forest , but neither was it an English oak wood . |
19 | It was n't catwalk modelling , it was a private showing ; all she had to do was stroll through the small showroom , mount a carpeted platform faced with mirrors , look elegant and disinterested while the sheikh 's wives made their selections . |
20 | No it was n't Stock Exchange ! |