Example sentences of "not it [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is not it beyond the realms of possibility that the Secretary of State and railway management have got it wrong on this occasion ? |
| 2 | ‘ That 's not it at all . ’ |
| 3 | Increasingly as I examined the implications of primate studies for ourselves and tried to see some convincing link between baboons and men a voice began muttering in the back of my head ‘ Hey — that 's not it at all . ’ |
| 4 | This is all very much to the good but my inner voice keeps muttering ‘ That 's not it at all ’ — because studies of this kind never attempt to cross the boundary-line between behaviour and inner experience , and thus tend to side-track the issue I am raising here . |
| 5 | ‘ No , that 's not it at all . |
| 6 | That 's not it at all . |
| 7 | Was not it above the banality of revenge ? |
| 8 | Thus , there should be a sufficient threat if , in the circumstances known to the accused , the threat might ( 1 ) influence the mind of an ordinary person of normal stability and courage ( whether or not it in fact influences the person addressed ) , or ( 2 ) influence the mind of the person addressed , though it would not influence an ordinary person . |
| 9 | But I mean it 's people 's perceptions is n't it about travelling it 's quite material . |
| 10 | This wood- chip paper does It 's fairly thick is n't it as a paper , will that make a lot of difference to your actually measurement that you make . |
| 11 | And we hit the bar as well , so it goes to the ninetieth minute does n't it , that 's what it is , a fifteen round fight goes to the last second does n't it as some boxers have found out . |
| 12 | it 's the next is n't it over the |
| 13 | Is n't it worth getting dressed up for once ? ’ |
| 14 | I know we all get a bit stuck in our ways once we 're over thirty , but for Heaven 's sake , is n't it worth a try ? |
| 15 | Is n't it worth giving Gazza a game to find out just what he can do — just what he is capable of producing ? |
| 16 | ‘ If that thing 's dead , is n't it worth taking the risk to get away from here ? ’ |
| 17 | But is n't it worth a try ? ’ |
| 18 | If people actually accuse you of something as serious as cruelty and neglect , is n't it worth a listen ? |
| 19 | Why ai n't it worth ? |
| 20 | Is n't it for people who want holiday homes ? |
| 21 | Well then , was n't it for you ? |
| 22 | But was n't it for the best that his son be separated from Jennifer ? |
| 23 | It says things like impartial advice , does n't it for mortgages , erm in the Nottingham and the Derby paper , and then you read at the bottom it says erm an appointed representative of Legal and General . |
| 24 | You know you know erm a young man I mean it was er er reasonable was n't it for a a single man to be laid off before a married man with family family responsibilities . |
| 25 | It would , they say , lessen the burden on hard-up viewers who ca n't afford the eighty odd pounds , I think it 's eighty three pounds is n't it for a television li a colour television licence now ? |
| 26 | That those who are not really able to pay , who are genuinely hit very hard by the current eighty three pounds , is n't it for a colour television licence , I think ? |
| 27 | That would be too late would n't it for that though |
| 28 | It was a lot were n't it for |
| 29 | that were a very good send off were n't it for me ? |
| 30 | Hm yes it 's better is n't it for the extra |