Example sentences of "is n't that " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is n't that Ackroyd asks us to compare these two poor Toms , in pursuit of a theory alleging the importance of imitation . |
| 2 | That it is n't that you 've got up on the wrong side or eaten something which did n't agree with you or just need a few days ' rest . |
| 3 | ‘ It is n't that he has totally gone away , it 's just that I ca n't see him as I used to . ’ |
| 4 | This idea of being in harmony with nature on the wave — is n't that the biggest crock of shit you ever heard ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ If the Sergeant arrives and sees our cart gone , is n't that the first thing he 'll think , that he 's got word and bolted ? ’ |
| 6 | After all , is n't that a rejection of the complexity of women 's oppression ? |
| 7 | ‘ If I do n't talk to you about your father , Alex , it is n't that I 've forgotten him , but Mr Morgan would n't like it . ’ |
| 8 | It is n't that God has hoodwinked us into believing , as if rationality were the bait and mystery the hook . |
| 9 | It is n't that God is unreal ; lack of commitment his made everything unreal . |
| 10 | Despite the super hero 's millions of fans , including Macaulay Culkin and General Norman Schwarzkopf , Mario is n't that impressed by his namesake . |
| 11 | It is n't that God delays his guidance and message , but that our perception takes time to put it into words . |
| 12 | I know how you feel about divorce but is n't that an attitude that needs re-thinking ? |
| 13 | ‘ It is n't that Constance is naughty , or has tantrums , ’ she said to her cousin on the telephone , ‘ it 's as if she has just turned her back on me . |
| 14 | Now , is n't that better than a plastic submarine ? |
| 15 | It is n't that you get any bigger to fit the world , the world gets smaller to fit you . |
| 16 | It is n't that his pleasure in masculinity is suspect so much as that all that sensuous attention tells us something else about the cult of masculinity among men . |
| 17 | Yeah , but is n't that going to be incorporated in as one package ? |
| 18 | ‘ So it is n't that she … objects to ? ’ |
| 19 | For example , to say of what is in fact honey that it is n't honey , or of what is n't honey that it is , is false ; whereas to say of what is honey that it is honey , or of what is n't that it is n't , is true . |
| 20 | And it is n't that we do n't understand ; |
| 21 | Now is n't that an anonimous vote compared with the first one ? |
| 22 | It is n't that all the matter in the Universe started off from one particular point in space and then kept on expanding into the rest of the space . |
| 23 | He starts the day with these vices — the quiet glass of red wine , the thoughtful cigar — and is n't that meant to be especially bad ? |
| 24 | ‘ To be sure you did , ’ said his colleagues , ‘ and is n't that the way of Druids to be so squashing . |
| 25 | It is n't that we have n't any standards left in my time ; it 's just that they 're different , do n't you see that ? |
| 26 | If you 've got it to use and you plan your retirement is , is n't that if what you 're hoping to do ? |
| 27 | Why is n't that er cos ? |
| 28 | I ask you if you like me and you tell me you ‘ fancy ’ me — is n't that the word you British use to describe a lustful attraction ? ’ |
| 29 | It is compatible with Windows , but if you 've got Windows would you need another system of file management ? and is n't that where I came in ! |
| 30 | ‘ It is n't that the dress is awful , ’ she finally pronounced . |