Example sentences of "is [verb] [adv] [is] [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I hope that what is happening here is not happening all over the country . |
| 2 | But the daylight is improving now is n't it ? |
| 3 | Notice that what is proposed here is not a rank structure applicable to all discourse in the way that the grammatical rank structure is applicable to all sentences , but a structure specific to a particular discourse type . |
| 4 | Course we , Wimborne cattle market is finished now is n't it ? |
| 5 | It should be emphasised that what is meant here is not just " contextually " dispensable but " universally " dispensable . |
| 6 | But what is required now is not more research , but sustainable alternatives for harvesting the oceans ' bountiful resources — methods such as squid jigging or tuna trolling which have a negligible effect on non-target species . |
| 7 | What is striking here is not just the confidence of the assertion of quality , but the unquestioned awarding of the credit to Coward . |