Example sentences of "and [be] n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | some artists work with EMI 's music publishing operation and are n't signed to the record company , and vice-versa . |
| 2 | Wet brakes offer long service life through oil immersion and are n't affected by external water . |
| 3 | Husband and wife may no longer find each other exciting — and are n't bothering to do anything constructive about it . |
| 4 | ‘ Then resentments build up and are n't balanced by any real sense of pleasure , companionship and intimacy , ’ says Dr Evans . |
| 5 | Combine this with that other Victorian myth , nature red in tooth and claw , and are n't vampires the very incarnation of deepest fears about the world of the selfish gene ? |
| 6 | She stiffened when I touched her , just for an instant , the way you do when you feel something on your leg and are n't sure what it is . |
| 7 | Zeppelin are making no bones about the fact that Doc Croc 's Outrageous Adventures was previously released as Round The Bend , and are n't trying to pull the wool over anyone 's eyes . |
| 8 | Plants are not necessary and are n't a natural occurrence in Lake Tanganyika , but if you do feel you want plant life in your tank try Java Fern and Anubias . |
| 9 | And are n't these Encore guitars exactly the same thing ? |
| 10 | And are n't Pere Ubu now redundant since Colourblind James Experience happened ? |
| 11 | We 're here when they need us and are n't paid when they do n't . ’ |
| 12 | But it 's the sorta thing I 'd expect to hear from older people who 've been fighting a fight and are n't interested in anything I 'm doing . |
| 13 | The benefits of massage are endless and are n't confined to body alone . |
| 14 | Most people have had their first and are n't ready for their second . |
| 15 | ‘ You 're such a sweet little thing ’ , ‘ You 're a big boy ’ ( more often thought than said aloud ) , ‘ I got your little report ’ ( sub-text : ‘ from little you ’ ) ‘ What a magnificent office ’ ( sub-text : ‘ and are n't you a magnificent person sitting in it ? ’ ) . |
| 16 | SCHOOL SPORTS : Why force children on to windswept playing fields even if they hate games and are n't any good ? |
| 17 | At least they sometimes respect your privacy and are n't so rude and arrogant about it ’ — MICHAEL LYNAGH ( Australia fly-half ) complaining that South African supporters lack manners . |
| 18 | BECAUSE DUDLEY MOORE has starred in what can be collectively described as a ‘ crap ’ of movies since his twelve-year-old big Hollywood hits 10 and Arthur , his own personal jerky series of ‘ Carry On ’ movies — films that in my mind have no titles and are n't short enough — it seems only fair that I point out to Moore that he has made a ‘ crap ’ of movies since his twelve-yearold big Hollywood hits and I ca n't remember their titles . |
| 19 | What do you do if you come across unusual vegetables and are n't sure how to prepare them ? |
| 20 | Moreover , as in America , a growing youth movement was attracting media attention and added to the impression that ‘ kids ca n't read , do n't know how to behave , and are n't willing to work ’ . |
| 21 | And , seventy seven people say yes , and twenty three people say no , and are n't you fascinated to know why they voted that way ? |
| 22 | If you 've got children let them do the work survive the parents , erm as long as they 're the sensible sort who can do it and are n't going to fall out with parents and are going to be round . |
| 23 | Drawing packages are commonly used for graphic design , creative and technical illustration , editing clip-art and so on , and are n't intended to give a photo-realistic finish . |
| 24 | And are n't averse to using fairly unpleasant methods to er to get the money back if you begin to default on payments . |
| 25 | People want imitation Bernard Dunstans and little feathery bits of painting which look like a painterly painting and are n't too upsetting or dramatic . |
| 26 | And are n't most mothers in the 90s planning to return to some form of work outside the home by the time their youngest child is at school full-time ? |
| 27 | Some women are n't obsessed with the shirts their partners wear , and are n't utterly downcast if their men go off to play sports . |
| 28 | I hope you 're getting on OK down there , and are n't too lonely . |
| 29 | And are n't all your friends lovely ? " |
| 30 | explanation and conditions we put on it , to say what we are and are n't going to do , the better . |