Example sentences of "[indef pn] [conj] [is] n't [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What does it matter if it implies something that is n't quite true ? |
| 2 | I 'm hitting my head repeatedly against something that is n't there and I suppose that that could be a definition of insanity . |
| 3 | You feel you 're begging for something that is n't there . |
| 4 | He said it would be a mistake , ‘ a mistake in sentiment ; for it could only mean that we were embalming the corpse of something that is n't really dead and need n't die at all — an aesthetic mistake — because we do n't really want to have the taste of our schooldays established as a boundary for our whole lives ’ . |
| 5 | It 's a very important distinction and one that is n't properly understood : the police have to have clear concrete evidence on an offence . |
| 6 | ‘ Sometimes they 've managed to find one that is n't even scheduled but I 'm dreading getting stuck they 'll have to send me home in a taxi . ’ |
| 7 | And if you just happen to think of one that is n't here — just tell Jimmy and I 'm sure he 'll accommodate you . |
| 8 | Erm erm I wan na think of one that is n't too easy . |
| 9 | I 'll tell you one that is n't too rude . |