Example sentences of "n't the thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was n't the Thing that woke Masklin up . |
| 2 | ‘ Why does n't the Thing know where to go ? ’ said Gurder . |
| 3 | ‘ Ca n't the Thing send a message to the Concorde drivers ? ’ said Gurder . |
| 4 | ‘ That is n't the thing ; she likes her old china . |
| 5 | The member of staff when I spoke to him about it afterwards — I did not call him in to speak to him about it immediately because I did not think it was either my place or my duty — I told him that she was very concerned about that being said to her son and quite frankly so was I , and really was that the sort of thing to say and he agreed it was n't the thing to say but he said ‘ I was so angry at the time . |