Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [be] n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | this is what I 'm fighting for , I 'm fighting for equal rights , and I 'm fighting to get more women into further education cos I think it 's it 's a very basic that we all need to go into and it 's hard , and the openings are n't there women to go into , you 've got to fight for it , yeah ! |
| 2 | Timing : I went in mid-October , when the crowds are n't bad and the trees are beautiful . |
| 3 | are writing the remit and then the remits are n't going out to the other competitors . |
| 4 | I did n't say his manipulation of the accounts were n't serious — they are — but I 'm prepared to let them go if Garry toes the line . ’ |
| 5 | the barbers were n't just barbers then were they ? |
| 6 | ‘ That 's why the galleries were n't burning . |
| 7 | So , the mines were n't always men 's work . |
| 8 | The speed of her car was still so great that it took Chesarynth a while to realize the signs were n't complete . |
| 9 | As if the verglas was n't enough , there 's a concrete snowfield below the wall . |
| 10 | It 's unlikely that they will allow you to use an arch to carry the load : the abutments are n't likely to be strong enough to resist the thrust . |
| 11 | The takings are n't down or anything , are they ? ’ |
| 12 | The Germans are n't insane . |
| 13 | a blood test he said I should think what 's happened , that guy who 's seen you , has , I , cos I said it was his understudy , yeah , cos he said Wendy had seen Mr Hudson so obviously the notes were n't in there were they ? |
| 14 | My days can involve patrolling the island to make sure that people are observing the rules and that the birds are n't being disturbed either on the land or from the sea . |
| 15 | The birds were n't anything he knew and he 'd never seen toadstools like that with spots on . |
| 16 | Around them the trees were silent : the day was windless , and the birds were n't on speaking terms with one another . |
| 17 | Entrances on the roads where the houses are n't . |
| 18 | He 's looking at the numbers on the houses is n't he ? |
| 19 | Yes , yes he , that was his business to buy the houses run down and then re re renovating them and then selling them off again you know , but it was good when the houses were n't in prices up , but now when they go down is er , he 's not doing very well just now , you know ? |
| 20 | Erm , he finally had to shut the adult school , not because the prisoners were n't interested in in attending any more , but because the prison officers and the governor were n't able to provide the man-power to cover the existence of that class . |
| 21 | The most common complaint , however , was that the projects were n't working ; results had n't turned out as hoped , essential equipment had proved faulty ( or in some eases had n't arrived ) and students were left writing up why their project had n't worked out . |
| 22 | It 's like being in the woods is n't it ? |
| 23 | The Russians are n't the only outsiders for whom there is no place in the new Germany . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's empty now ; the Russians are n't there any more . ’ |
| 25 | So maybe that 's kept us going when the times were n't so good as they might be . |
| 26 | The hours were n't too awkward and the money was helpful for all those little essentials like clothes and records , their wine subscription and toys for their boy . |
| 27 | The setbacks were n't just financial . |
| 28 | And another occasion father said , erm he said the kirkyards were n't very well laid out . |
| 29 | I just wanted to make the point that the rules are n't everything … it 's an attitude . |
| 30 | Well it 's better than a kick in the teeth is n't it ? |