Example sentences of "not [pers pn] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gorbachov , not him the other one |
| 2 | ‘ Is not he the Swedish explosives magnate ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Was n't I the only bloke who could 'ave give ole Palmer a run fer 'is money ? |
| 4 | ‘ Was n't I the best prospect Bermondsey 'ad for a long time before I got me wound ? ’ he asked . |
| 5 | Why have n't I the sheer drive to just get up and go , take the twins and emigrate to Oz or Canada ? |
| 6 | ‘ Well , are n't I the clever one , getting you first time ? ’ |
| 7 | What a divine pair you make and was n't I the wicked schemer ? |
| 8 | ‘ Is n't she the dark lady in the studio portrait ? ’ |
| 9 | And has n't she the very face of a heart ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Was n't she the third-century queen of Palmyra , who was captured by the Roman emperor Aurelian ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Are n't you the young man who spent some weeks with the research unit at the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases ? ’ |
| 12 | Ai n't you the lucky one . ’ |
| 13 | Are n't you the lucky one ! |
| 14 | ‘ Are n't we the early bird ? ’ said Tommy , as he turned over . |
| 15 | ‘ Well , well , ’ Feargal drawled from the doorway , ‘ are n't we the clever one . ’ |
| 16 | Are n't we the lucky ones today . |
| 17 | they did a feature on him did n't they the other |
| 18 | ‘ But are n't they the Seven Names of God ? ’ he asks . |
| 19 | ‘ Are n't they the giddy limit ! ’ , |
| 20 | Well she do n't , she has n't got , I mean Lee he can , I mean he 's getting A's in French cos he does n't , he does n't , he did a tape with her did n't he the other day , they actually spoke to each other and they had a conversation |
| 21 | ‘ Is n't he the grand feller , chanting away , as if it was only yesterday he called up a spell or two ? ’ ) |
| 22 | ‘ Why was n't he the same as other boys ? ’ |
| 23 | He 'll take wo n't he the next time ? |
| 24 | Was n't he the rightful heir ? |
| 25 | Nicest — ‘ Mat — is n't he the sexy one ? ’ |
| 26 | Nastiest — ‘ Jonn — is n't he the sexy one ? ’ |
| 27 | Was n't it the then Prime Minister who provided the recipe for her husband 's favourite salmon fishcakes ? |
| 28 | Was n't it the first black they 'd ever had there , dad ? |
| 29 | was n't it the third of fourth son |
| 30 | Is n't it the same in Rome ? ’ |