Example sentences of "not [pers pn] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | O Heavens ! that this treason were not , or not I the detector ! ’ |
| 2 | Is not it the case that the sooner the Government face a general election and are defeated , the sooner small firms will have a decent chance in the economy ? |
| 3 | Is not it the case that the present underlying rate of inflation in the United Kingdom is 5.5 per cent . |
| 4 | Although I agree with the Minister that empty properties could be used to house homeless people , is not it the case that until capital receipts are released from the sale of council properties , councils will not have the resources to put properties back into use for people who need them ? |
| 5 | Is not it the case that we do not have widely available anywhere near the diversity of potatoes that is available in other countries , such as the United States ? |
| 6 | Is not it the case that the European Commission , through the THERMIE programme , would back Bilsthorpe only if it was certain to go ahead , and that the only way to ensure that was through Government support ? |
| 7 | Is not it the truth that CTCs have emerged only as a result of the lavish use of taxpayers ' money to prop them up ? |
| 8 | Is not it the truth that the right hon. and learned Gentleman 's Government , having created recession and unemployment , do not care about the casualties of their policies ? |
| 9 | Was n't she the nightclub singer , Rosalli ? ’ |
| 10 | Why had n't she the strength to stand against her aunt 's demands ? she wondered , not for the first time . |
| 11 | And were n't you the dyke who was extolling the virtues of the single life only months ago ? |
| 12 | Do n't you the balance Stuart ? |
| 13 | Greg thought he was going to fail in his object , and began to close the door , but suddenly , as if to prove the retentiveness of his painter 's eye , Hilary turned round again to him , took a good look , and said : ‘ Were n't you the chap that was at the funeral ? |
| 14 | We 've got somebody from have n't we the printer |
| 15 | Well , are n't they the life of the party ? |
| 16 | Was n't he the kid who used to dash across the road , back in Wellport ? |
| 17 | Was n't he the man who had said he would kill her now ? |
| 18 | ‘ Is n't he the Senator ? ’ he asked , knowing she wanted the lead . |
| 19 | ‘ Is n't he the gangster who 's offered a reward for information about the murder ? ’ she interrupted . |
| 20 | Was n't he the reason for her anger ? |
| 21 | So the way he 's , is n't it the way he 's dressed for that is fine , but you ca n't send him down to court like that . |
| 22 | yeah , yes verbally yes if we 're writing we 'd actually be six but it was it was the span of conception was n't it the capacity of the brain The span of conception says that if you deliver your presentation in groups of three in three themes and three subthemes then the audience is able to hold on to that and the way in which we set up the delivery or the way in which we delivered the structured thought pattern was through method |
| 23 | Is n't it the government rather than the people ? |
| 24 | Is n't it the national ? |
| 25 | And is n't it the luck of the devil that the master do n't require me tomorrow afternoon ? |
| 26 | Angela was n't it the girl 's name ? |
| 27 | that 's going to be long term then is n't it the water |
| 28 | But is n't it the ignorance of the people because the people are ignorant and they actually do n't know what they 're voting for |
| 29 | Was n't it the vehicle I 'd stopped ? |
| 30 | And is n't it the case that real MOR — the stuff that sells , boys — has words that are anodyne too , that reinforce commonsense views of normality and ( human ) nature ? |