Example sentences of "[verb] it be not [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As they went down , he asked : ‘ When he called , how did you know it was n't me ? ’ |
| 2 | I wondered what would happen if I ignored the call or pretended it was n't me , but I had a strong feeling that they knew it was me . |
| 3 | Last night he had to put new plugs in , they were brand new before he crashed it were n't they ? |
| 4 | Well that 's cos he moved it was n't it ? |
| 5 | The meaning is not in the words it 's in the way you say it is n't it ? |
| 6 | But Thames Valley police say it 's not they who are risking lives . |
| 7 | As enforcement of water pollution regulations places demands on polluters of time , manpower , and money , one of the basic premises informing routine pollution control work is the assumption that every discharger has a substantial economic incentive to evade enforcement : ‘ Everyone will try to get out of it , or say it was n't them . ’ |
| 8 | Because once you sit inside , you 're quite right , you 're driving it are n't you . |
| 9 | For your information , before that phone call was cut off , I heard quite enough to know it was n't you who made it . ’ |
| 10 | Well she says it 's not her and I do n't remember saying that . |
| 11 | And anyway , he says , no , he says it 's not it 's the motor . |
| 12 | Oh that 's right , that 's why they 've done it is n't it ? |
| 13 | The recent torrent of shocking crime has inured the senses to what is happening in Britain 's cities : the strongest emotion is often the most understandable — I hope it 's not me next time . |
| 14 | I hope it 's not them two walking along the |
| 15 | I hope it 's not them two walking on the , on the sea front when the , when he falls over . |
| 16 | Mm , he 's laying there pretending it 's not him , look ! |
| 17 | That 's only just gon na do it is n't it ? |
| 18 | When I had done , he took hold of my hand — ‘ You 'll do it are n't I sure of that ? |
| 19 | Oh aye you 're gon na do it are n't you ! |
| 20 | were gon na do it were n't they ? |
| 21 | to sell it are n't they , but it 's just yo , it 's got ta be before half past four . |
| 22 | this is where they can claim it is n't it you know . |
| 23 | But that 's a shame when they do n't like it is n't it ? |
| 24 | And that does n't feel tight , it 's probably over the day it 's just pulling it is n't it ? |
| 25 | I know well he was growing it were n't he ? |
| 26 | You 're told it are n't you ? |
| 27 | And then when you come in I was fixing it were n't I ? |
| 28 | I would n't bother with that if I were you , we 're gon na be hoovering it and cleaning it are n't we . |
| 29 | It was eleven when we opened it was n't it ? |
| 30 | It seems incredible , does n't it , but like it was the only practical way to do it was n't it ? |