Example sentences of "is n't the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why is n't the sea still a primordial battleground of free and independent replicators ? |
| 2 | ‘ Is n't the sea wall any use , then ? ’ she said . |
| 3 | Is n't the sea calmer than the other day ? |
| 4 | For one thing they are impossible to reach now and that is n't the way it has to be , it 's just the way it always is . |
| 5 | That is n't the way to be sorry for people — to make them conspicuous . |
| 6 | ‘ This is n't the way back , we 're getting too far in , ’ the thin man complained . |
| 7 | I had a picture of myself standing barefoot in my swimming trunks , screaming and thrashing in a motel room , and I thought , ‘ This is n't the way I 'm supposed to go . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ This is n't the way , ’ he said . |
| 9 | ‘ This is n't the way we came , ’ said Tabitha . |
| 10 | However , this definitely is n't the way to do it ! |
| 11 | Maybe everything is n't the way it should be at the Regal Arms . |
| 12 | ‘ That is n't the way you went down , ’ the Doctor asked Bernice , ‘ is it ? ’ |
| 13 | He thought , this is n't the way I thought it would be . |
| 14 | ‘ This is n't the way . |
| 15 | But as I think people always say at such a time as this , it is n't the way you think it is . ’ |
| 16 | I think er , Committee ought just to say thanks for both of them , I , I mean this is n't the way with reference to peace elects them democratic , though they 're , I think both Mr and represent the County of Swindon now , and I 'm grateful to both of them because they took a , a , a weight off my personal shoulders , which was useful . |
| 17 | We er , er , had all these homes , they sprung up , and what they 've decided is , that is n't the way to go forward from here on in , what we 're going to do , er , we 're gon na have what 's called care in the community . |
| 18 | ‘ It is n't the way you imagine . |
| 19 | This is n't the way that the current system reasons , and I would certainly like to take the current system and push it in this direction of being more expert in a human sense . |
| 20 | ‘ Noisy Music ’ is n't the exercise in sirens and backfiring juggernauts the title suggests , but instead is an excellent slice of rare-groove instrumental dance music at a fast rap/slow house tempo . |
| 21 | Something that is n't the sidh . |
| 22 | He is also firmly committed to proactive management : ‘ This is n't the kind of business environment in which we can set targets and expect something to happen , and we 're not waiting for an economic turnaround to provide us with the kind of results we want to turn in . |
| 23 | Golding is important as a myth-maker — a great formalist and myth-maker — but he is n't the kind of writer who responds to history very much . |
| 24 | This is n't the kind of thing we 'd want to see in the minutes , is it ? ’ |
| 25 | I 've had to accept that the kind of woman who attracts me is n't the kind to sit at home having babies and darning my socks . |
| 26 | ‘ There , ’ said Angalo , ‘ I told you , Masklin is n't the kind of nome — what ? ’ |
| 27 | He agrees that the Conservative party preaches financial prudence and this is n't the kind of thing it should doing . |
| 28 | He agrees that the Conservative party preaches financial prudence and this is n't the kind of thing it should doing . |
| 29 | ‘ The local school is n't the centre of the local community in any way . |
| 30 | Do n't misunderstand me — this is n't the story about me , so it 's not a whitewashing job . |