Example sentences of "be that [not/n't] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second point is that I 've , the Americans I , I , it 's one of the promises about street life in second from the bottom , two weeks in the winter , four weeks in the summer , well I know to my cost erm through my ear being blasted which is why you 're a County Councillor anyway , that it 's been six weeks at the present time , we 've had a lot of lights going down , okay we 're trying to improve it , we had people walking into cars , er , er a few burglaries which I 'm pleased to say the police have helped out in , but if we 're going to change and get it down from a level of six weeks to two weeks as it is in the area I represent , is that not a question of putting extra resources in it and there 's no good putting promises unless we can deliver . |
| 2 | Is that not a co-operative ? |
| 3 | Does your husband accept that perhaps he ought to be looking after the baby alternate weeks , or is that not a solution to the problem ? |
| 4 | think that format 's alright , is that not a contradiction because if it 's a joint statement and this format 's alright you 've got staff comment divorced from pupil comment ? |
| 5 | ‘ Was that not a bit risky ? ’ |