Example sentences of "that [not/n't] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Is that not a political cop-out ?
2 Is that not a crushing answer to those who would maintain that Miller and myself live in the same flat ?
3 Is that not a humiliating prospect for the Edinburgh summit next year ?
4 Is that not a significant springboard for the future for British manufacturing industry ?
5 ‘ Is that not a horrible smell , no , Uncle Rory ? ’
6 For to say that entities of a certain sort do not exist is to say , in effect , that not a single entity in the world has the indicated property , or properties ; or , expressed differently , that the relevant concept can not be correctly applied to anything .
7 But she could not see it as such and indeed it could be said , on her behalf , that not a single object had been purchased or positioned for its decorative value .
8 Is that not a pertinent question in the context of the millions of pounds worth of drugs on the streets throughout the United Kingdom ?
9 Is that not a clear case of fraud ?
10 Is that not an interesting observation ?
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