Example sentences of "is [adj] not the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr , is that not the case . |
| 2 | Is that not the truth ? |
| 3 | ‘ Is that not the job of our local police ? ’ |
| 4 | So when they see an apparent egg that is really a stone , the fact of its being a stone ( not that they have found a stone on the beach , say , which happens to look just like an egg ) swamps their judgement ; similarly when they see a white card changing colour — the blueness is salient not the fact that it started white . |
| 5 | The testimony of a witness in a case tried at Matara early in the nineteenth century illustrates the lack of plausibility of much court testimony : ‘ I saw the two prisoners drive a head of cattle — It was in the high road — It was about two hours before dark — We asked them where are you going with the animal — Is this not the animal of the schoolmaster . |
| 6 | At least , is this not the tendency in the beginning with most very young children and certainly with lively , healthy ones ? |