Example sentences of "[not/n't] it [verb] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Becker hints at the inside model when he concludes , not without generating some confusion , that ‘ whether a given act is deviant or not depends in part on the nature of the act ( that is , whether or not it violates some rule ) and in part on what other people do about it ’ .
2 The data was submitted on a confidential basis , because of the possibility of future publication , and so it is not possible to ascertain whether or not it had any influence on the deliberations of the Review body , but their conclusions on the quality of post-graduate geological research undertaken in Dundee and Strathclyde Universities were exactly in line with the quantitative findings described later .
3 Whether or not it has any prospect of success this court is in no position to determine , but while it remains alive we do not consider that the judgment of this court can be described as final within the meaning of rule 2 ( a ) .
4 ‘ Paranoid about anything in particular , or does n't it make any difference ? ’
5 But would n't it make more sense to catch that nutter who 's roaming the countryside around here ? ’
6 ‘ Would n't it make more sense to land at the Luftwaffe base at Cherbourg ? ’
7 it 'll seem funny wo n't it to see that tree down ?
8 ‘ Was n't it snowing that morning ? ’
9 Did n't it have this sort of political pattern to it
10 ‘ I 'd think fifteen grand was a good reason to call out the dogs , or does n't it work that way ? ’
11 ‘ Did n't it seem that way to you ? ’
12 Does n't it look any good ? ’
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