Example sentences of "not it a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | When the Equal Opportunities Commission , in its equality agenda , describes child care facilities as meagre in the extreme compared with the facilities that are available in the rest of Europe , when we know that the women in work to whom the Minister has referred are often forced into part-time work because of inadequate child care arrangements and when we bear in mind his entirely complacent answer , is not it a good thing that a Labour Government are coming who will ensure that child care provision is expanded ? |
2 | Is not it a sad reflection on the Government that after 12 years they have failed to provide the necessary skills training for our work force to make our industries competitive in world markets ? |
3 | No , was n't it a marvellous day today ! |
4 | Of all the ways to commit a murder , is n't it a strange coincidence that Angy was stabbed in the throat , just like she was in the portrait ? ’ |
5 | ‘ And is n't it a terrible thing to be bringing even more trouble down upon my head ? |
6 | Was n't it a hideous strain ? ’ |
7 | Is n't it a good idea though ? |
8 | Is n't it a good job we 're perfect , eh ? |
9 | Were n't it a good cake ? |
10 | Was n't it a good cake ? |
11 | If you tell them that to get exactly what they need it 's going to cost them thirty pounds a month , and is n't it a brilliant contract , they 'll probably have that . |
12 | ‘ Was n't it a great night out , John ? ’ |
13 | In the thirty-six years of which he had conscious memory of Mrs Farr Senior , their relationship had never developed beyond the ‘ is n't it a nice day ? ’ stage . |
14 | ‘ Is n't it a beautiful day ? ’ |
15 | ‘ Yes , good and bad , both the same , and sure is n't it a wretched day for anything ? |
16 | ‘ Was n't it a romantic gesture , accepting this job ? ’ |
17 | Is n't it a lovely song ? |
18 | Is n't it a lovely conservatory ? |
19 | Yeah , lovely , ai n't it a lovely club , two people |
20 | ‘ Is n't it a lovely article ? |
21 | I have n't shifted them , i n't it a mucky day ? considering all that frost and cold you 've got a lot of families out in the front door there ai n't we ? have you got any tapes of ours not finished off ? , or have we got to start a new one ? |
22 | And is n't it a little moving to think of all these various people being moved by poor old Eddy 's death ? |
23 | Is n't it a wonderful climb ? |
24 | We all shared small talk of the ‘ Is n't it a wonderful day ! ’ nature and several people stopped us to check directions . |
25 | Is n't it a fine morning today ? |
26 | Annie nudged her , whispering : ‘ Is n't it a gross over-simplification to say the working class is just divided between the waged and the unwaged ? ’ |