Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [pron] [be] n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I mean it 's like Hugh , they said he had n't registered or something was n't it ? |
| 2 | ‘ Do n't you know that there is n't a bus till dawn ? ’ he rasped . |
| 3 | But how did you know that there was n't some big secret , some big , evil deal going down that involves you but had been kept secret from you ? |
| 4 | You could n't simply ignore the fact that he had sentenced you to death , but it was important to let him know that you were n't rattled . |
| 5 | But she must know that it is n't clever to be asked to leave a country while on assignment . |
| 6 | Little did he know that it was n't a smile , but a grimace of pain . |
| 7 | noticing that they were n't they get , I suppose you get to know who has what and that they thought |
| 8 | The android appeared to accept that she was n't his target . |
| 9 | I understand ; I mean , you want to know that someone is n't just making the whole thing up when they talk about a man being that special to them . |
| 10 | It was a relief to Jean to know that it is n't just the children after all . |
| 11 | It was such a relief to know that I was n't the only one ! |
| 12 | Despite being caught up in an almost mystical trance , Laura had not entirely forgotten that she was n't the only person swimming in the ocean . |
| 13 | I think also you would expect children who are really quite young , well before the first year , to be showing social interest in other adults around , and if they 're not it might be worth checking that there is n't some problem with the child . |
| 14 | I think also you would expect children who are really quite young , well before the first year , to be showing social interest in other adults around , and if they 're not it might be worth checking that there is n't some problem with the child . |
| 15 | ‘ Can you guarantee that he was n't ? ’ |
| 16 | So , like a mug , I went out and bought it , only to find that it is n't anything like Pink Floyd . |
| 17 | He was a little surprised to find that he was n't afraid . |
| 18 | She had been amazed to find that he was n't married , and waited painfully for the announcement of an engagement , or a sizzling scandalous affair . |
| 19 | Conversely , many players get caught up with the fashionable aspect and spend ages learning how to , say , play slap impressively , then get a gig with a band only to find that there is n't a context where it can be used . |
| 20 | ‘ How ? ’ she asked , disappointed that he was n't confiding in her . |
| 21 | He discovered that his nose was bleeding where Scruffy had scratched it + when he put a paw up to stroke his whiskers , he found that they were n't there ! |
| 22 | After I had finally collected my British passport from Petty France , I bought an Evening Standard and found that I was n't in the team . |
| 23 | He tore it open and found that it was n't empty , just that the fine powder inside took up so little space . |
| 24 | We were also glad to report that the lease holders at the time found that it was n't profitable and relinquished their rights . |
| 25 | Morag and Granny started on this job right away but they soon found that it was n't as easy as it looked . |
| 26 | He did that to get publicity , cos in fact they found that it was n't eh , rubbish he was selling in there . |
| 27 | There was just because there was n't enough money within all unions , not forget that there was n't such a thing as a T U C then , this was in at the infancy when the unions first started , there was n't such as a T U C , Trades Unions Congress . |
| 28 | I knew you were committed and I was n't going to interrupt . ’ |
| 29 | And he obviously did n't know and it was n't public knowledge that it was his wife that was |
| 30 | So I mean if y if you say that 's , that 's the income you 've got at the moment , what , what sort of income would you believe that er that Mrs Goodwin would need if you were n't around tomorrow ? |