Example sentences of "not it [art] [adj] " 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 | Is not it a strong strategic interest of the United Kingdom to maintain an effective and comprehensive defence industrial base , in case international circumstances change ? |
| 4 | No , was n't it a marvellous day today ! |
| 5 | ‘ That 's really all you could ever ask for , is n't it a long and healthy life ? |
| 6 | 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 ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ And is n't it a terrible thing to be bringing even more trouble down upon my head ? |
| 8 | Was n't it a hideous strain ? ’ |
| 9 | Were n't it a good cake ? |
| 10 | Was n't it a good cake ? |
| 11 | Is n't it a good job we 're perfect , eh ? |
| 12 | Is n't it a good idea though ? |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | And is n't it a hundred , hundred and , hundred and fifty small businesses go bust every year ? |
| 15 | ‘ But if it 's the giants you 're wanting to fool , then it 'd be the grand old Draoicht Suan , ’ said Pumlumon , and the Gnomes nodded sagely and said that would be it , the Draoicht Suan it would be , the spell that had kept the Trees fast asleep for so many years now , and was n't it a powerful strong spell and Pumlumon the fellow to be spinning it for them all ? |
| 16 | ‘ Was n't it a great night out , John ? ’ |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Is n't it a brave new world ? |
| 19 | ‘ Is n't it a beautiful day ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Yes , good and bad , both the same , and sure is n't it a wretched day for anything ? |
| 21 | ‘ Was n't it a romantic gesture , accepting this job ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Is n't it a lovely article ? |
| 23 | Yeah , lovely , ai n't it a lovely club , two people |
| 24 | Is n't it a lovely song ? |
| 25 | Is n't it a lovely conservatory ? |
| 26 | 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 ? |
| 27 | And is n't it a little moving to think of all these various people being moved by poor old Eddy 's death ? |
| 28 | Is n't it a wonderful climb ? |
| 29 | We all shared small talk of the ‘ Is n't it a wonderful day ! ’ nature and several people stopped us to check directions . |
| 30 | We all agreed that , none of us having been there , Lapland had an aura of romantic mystery about it , but was n't it a difficult and expensive place to get to ? |