Example sentences of "[be] n't [adj] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only native Hawaiian plants and animals that are n't extinct are found on the high mountainsides ( yes , a lot of people live their whole lives in Hawaii without ever coming across a native species ) , and the biggest problem up there is that type of pig that descended from European wild boars and Polynesian pigs . |
| 2 | Mum so there 's my basic trunk , trunks are n't straight are n't they ? |
| 3 | ‘ You are n't afraid are you ? ’ she grinned mischievously , ‘ and you a war hero too . ’ |
| 4 | Hello baby we were n't long were we ? |
| 5 | they were n't laughable were they ? |
| 6 | The house was n't run-down , either , but there were touches here and there betraying the fact 64 that it had n't been lived in for a couple of years ; the windows that were n't shuttered were n't clean , and there were weeds pushing up through the gravel . |
| 7 | No you were n't sick were you ? |
| 8 | Even people who were n't British were calling out my name . |
| 9 | Well I mean these were the kind of jobs that were n't replaceable were n't they really ? |
| 10 | and they were n't disposable were they ? |
| 11 | Well you were n't surprised are you ? |
| 12 | It just is n't right is it Doris , I mean to say … |
| 13 | In 1990 , however , the hon. Member for Sheffield , Brightside ( Mr. Blunkett ) said : ’ What is n't right is the disparity between someone living alone , living next to three or four earners . ’ |
| 14 | The life of a caravan is n't long is it ? |
| 15 | So I think our victory in South Africa which is n't complete is also in that sense your victory and in this sense there is tremendous affection and love for all of you in the hearts of the oppressed people of Southern Africa and Africa . |
| 16 | The only thing that is n't extraordinary is the name on this excellent cooker . |
| 17 | That 's not the same as saying it is n't true is it ? |
| 18 | What still is n't clear is why the whales have recently started making use of this resource . |
| 19 | ‘ The only person who is n't surprised is Dawn . |
| 20 | That is n't hard is it ? |
| 21 | And that is n't funny is it ? |
| 22 | What is n't obvious is that work for the over 50s is an acceptance of life as a minority and often an unprivileged minority at that . |
| 23 | your first language is n't English is it ? |
| 24 | your first language is n't English is it ? what 's it ? |
| 25 | yeah , it is n't bad is it that one ? |
| 26 | So , you get fifteen hundred for going the Ar , er , doing A levels , which is n't bad is it ? |
| 27 | He was n't Dominican was he . |
| 28 | She was n't well was she ? |
| 29 | The first time Nathan knew for certain that something was n't right was when Donald smashed him over the head with a can of beans . |
| 30 | It was n't Victorian is was the twentieth |