Example sentences of "be [pron] not the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They know that the rich did very nicely during the Thatcher years and believe it is they not the poor who should make any sacrifices necessary to get the country out of recession . |
| 2 | Given the stark position on the streets of Northern Ireland , is it not the right hon. Gentleman 's responsibility to set a date for the reconvening of talks , so that they can begin where they ended ? |
| 3 | But is it not the only fair way to describe a policy that deceived so many people for so long ? |
| 4 | And is it not the best wood for coffins ? |
| 5 | It might not be a complete oversimplification to state that many of the profession 's difficulties with the lay public stem from the public 's basic incomprehension of what we write ; and yet is it not the particular beauty of the English language that the most appreciated and elegant words are in fact the simplest and most easily understood ? |
| 6 | Is it not the very catholicity of the Church which is in question ? |
| 7 | Was I not the toughest kid in the whole street ? |
| 8 | Was it not the third Wednesday ? |