Example sentences of "[was/were] [not/n't] [pron] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Were n't it a good cake ? |
| 2 | The excitement of free cash was certainly not worth it on that occasion and what the ups and downs of a baseball game did to Uncle Mick 's blood pressure and heart-beat count was not something a loving nephew dared to consider . |
| 3 | Was n't there a tiny nagging feeling on watching the re-runs of Butterflies that perhaps he would have been better off sticking to television comedy series and enjoying their rich rewards ? |
| 4 | Was n't there a big fuss though because there was n't enough effort made on the bilingual side the last survey we did ? |
| 5 | Oh , but was n't he a marvellous man ! ’ |
| 6 | ‘ But if it 's the giants you 're wanting to fool , then it 'd be the grand old Draoicht Suan , ’ said Pumlumon , and the Gnomes nodded sagely and said that would be it , the Draoicht Suan it would be , the spell that had kept the Trees fast asleep for so many years now , and was n't it a powerful strong spell and Pumlumon the fellow to be spinning it for them all ? |
| 7 | No , was n't it a marvellous day today ! |
| 8 | Was n't it a hideous strain ? ’ |
| 9 | Was n't it a good cake ? |
| 10 | ‘ Was n't it a great night out , John ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Was n't it a romantic gesture , accepting this job ? ’ |
| 12 | They thought that Goibniu was looking happy ( although it was always difficult to tell with giants ) and thought , was n't it a fine old thing to see how well the designs were being received and was n't it great , altogether , to see how well received the Oakapple 's sketches were , because had n't he been the guiding light behind most of the work ? |
| 13 | We all agreed that , none of us having been there , Lapland had an aura of romantic mystery about it , but was n't it a difficult and expensive place to get to ? |