Example sentences of "that [is] n't [adv] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 That is n't particularly important in itself , but it does illustrate some of the difficulties involved in dealing with volcanoes .
2 Sometimes he had a bit too much to drink but that is n't particularly unusual , ’ said a spokesman .
3 That is n't even funny Marc .
4 We see we see this forum as very much the right sort of forum for either making or breaking the case for a new settlement , the one thing I do have to say , however , is that the Department wants to see this particular issue settled in the context of the alteration , and full significance of that is n't immediately apparent , it , what we do n't want to see is what was envisaged in the H B F statement , where they thought that we might end up with a decision to have a new settlement in principle and then leave it open to the local plans , all four of them around the city , to then explore the possible alternative locations .
5 But there ’ he sighed — ‘ that is n't altogether true .
6 He put in a kitchen and he thought there was something funny about these people erm they did n't want to give him money up front for the fabric , you know , the woods and things and he was n't asking the full amount anyway and he said , you know , a things are very tight in business and I do not want to run up any more debts if you will let me have some of cash , some of the cash fo for the wood as soon as the wood 's delivered I 'll come and do the job , it 's not as though your money is going to be tied up in any way and there was a bit of a face pulling and saw this woman drop to , sort of , always hovering around always putting her motty in and erm when th when the job was nearly completed madam steps forward with the cries of that is n't quite right and that is n't quite right and Nev was putting hours doing nit-picking fussing about getting things absolutely perfect got it absolutely perfect but when it came to the final bill they knocked off six hundred because there was the tiniest little scratch on one of the panels !
7 He put in a kitchen and he thought there was something funny about these people erm they did n't want to give him money up front for the fabric , you know , the woods and things and he was n't asking the full amount anyway and he said , you know , a things are very tight in business and I do not want to run up any more debts if you will let me have some of cash , some of the cash fo for the wood as soon as the wood 's delivered I 'll come and do the job , it 's not as though your money is going to be tied up in any way and there was a bit of a face pulling and saw this woman drop to , sort of , always hovering around always putting her motty in and erm when th when the job was nearly completed madam steps forward with the cries of that is n't quite right and that is n't quite right and Nev was putting hours doing nit-picking fussing about getting things absolutely perfect got it absolutely perfect but when it came to the final bill they knocked off six hundred because there was the tiniest little scratch on one of the panels !
8 She said slowly , ‘ Actually , that is n't quite true .
9 ‘ Well , actually , that is n't quite true .
10 The trust is run like any other business , with annual accounts prepared by qualified accountants — although , again , that is n't legally necessary .
11 ‘ Well , I suppose that is n't very practical , ’ she conceded .
12 Er , that is n't very definite is it ?
13 I 've done that and that is n't very nice .
14 That is n't very nice .
15 That is n't very easy is it ?
16 ‘ Huh , that is n't very grateful , seeing as how they left you alive .
17 Now that is n't very clever , Schellenberg thought .
18 Well that is n't very fair on the rest of you though is it ?
19 That is n't too much to ask , is it ? ’
20 ‘ We want a good , strong boat that is easy to maintain and that is n't too expensive .
21 Mind you that is n't too bad is it ?
22 ‘ We want a boat that gives a good grounding in trapeze and spinnaker techniques , in all weather conditions , but that is n't too demanding for youngsters joining the class .
23 yeah no , no the total of current charges was fifty seven pounds and we pay sixty eight pounds in to pay , mind you that is n't so good when I look at it cos there four lots are going this month , this quarter , still never mind eh ?
24 But when your boyfriend 's got a spare Bentley and chauffeur to lend you , that is n't so much of a strain .
25 That is n't only that school .
26 I like to be able to arrange my own times a bit but that is n't always possible and you 've got to accommodate yourself as well to the needs of the staff . ’
27 Yeah and convince you , if you pay more for it , it must be better , and it , that is n't always true either , usually is but not always
28 That is n't really relevant , I suppose , though it would be interesting to know whether you inherited the trait . ’
29 That is n't really necessary , Anna .
30 Mum when we Murder in the Dark Amanda was dump me and you 're supposed to sort of do that is n't that right ?
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