Example sentences of "[be] n't [pers pn] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why are n't they guarding the airport ? |
| 2 | If you could quickly scan down and see what somebody 's done and the levels of competency they 've achieved , it helps you think that why are n't they doing the job , it might not be a trainee , it might be somebody else . |
| 3 | Are n't we jumping the gun a bit ? |
| 4 | Why are n't you crushing the life out of me ? ’ |
| 5 | Are n't you worried the press will have a field-day with this one ? ’ |
| 6 | The child , who had been watching him gravely , said , ‘ Why are n't you playing the cello any longer with my father ? |
| 7 | Are n't you playing the piano ? shall we get that book that you have , it 's yellow I think it 's down there , we have n't done that for a long time have we , we can do that while daddy and Tim are playing |
| 8 | why are n't you prosecuting the company because my son has just been killed |
| 9 | He paused before smiling at her and saying , ‘ Is n't it amazing the choice that one has in tobacco . ’ |
| 10 | Is n't it making the mistake of claiming too much ? |
| 11 | is n't it doing the washing and ironing and ye Oh , I ho I hope everybody proves you wrong Dennis and the phone |
| 12 | In that i i in the speech is n't recognizing some of the difficulties , is n't he recognizing the need to protect the middle peasant ? |
| 13 | Why is n't she watching the programme ? |
| 14 | Erm however absolute egalitarianism showed that it could n't actually work in practice because there was n't they underestimated the amount of land which , that could be redistributed and you had leftist and rightist deviations where which meant that how that industry and commerce was being threatened and landlords were just being indiscriminately killed . |
| 15 | ‘ It was n't me put the charge on the boat ! ’ the nervous man cried out . |
| 16 | Was n't it called the Land of Israel ? |