Example sentences of "[noun pl] [is] that [pers pn] [verb] n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Sir David said yesterday : ‘ We 've always had doubts about this policy , and the thing that now confirms our doubts is that it has n't worked . ’ |
| 2 | The problem with these street preachers is that you do n't get the choice not to hear them . ’ |
| 3 | One of the unwritten rules of non-Muslims who work or travel in Muslim countries is that you do n't eat or drink in front of your fasting friends . |
| 4 | Er what he did n't do which is which is very sensible and what has failed for other companies is that he did n't decide this is a good idea I 'll have somebody in Newcastle and somebody in Edinburgh and I 'll have somebody , in other words he gradually built the whole of the business out until he reached London by which time he he 'd a hell of exp er a lot of experience and knowledge about this thing 's going . |
| 5 | ‘ I think the problem with new guitars is that they have n't lived , ’ ponders Alex suddenly . |
| 6 | One of Derry 's pressing problems is that they do n't possess a natural left-sided midfielder — hence the constant chopping and changing to try and find the right balance across the middle . |
| 7 | The problems is that you do n't know what documents you need for your enquiry . |
| 8 | The problem facing surgeons is that they do n't have the time to devote to research . |
| 9 | Moderator the beauty of the statement of faith er the beauty of , of a statement of faith that wins support or , or can be accepted as useful in many quarters is that it does n't er try to be too specific perhaps . |
| 10 | Er what we tell these patients is that they do n't have evidence of obstruction , or if they do have obstruction , then that obstruction does not threaten their kidney and that it would be appropriate to wait and watch their symptoms . |
| 11 | The beauty of small lightweight expeditions is that they do n't take that long . |
| 12 | ‘ The only difference between this and other games is that we did n't put goals on the end of the performance . |
| 13 | They are yet to be involved in the testing process : ‘ My real concern for my children is that they have n't gone through the tests for 14-year-olds yet , ’ he says . |
| 14 | The problem with a lot of acts is that they do n't realize their limitations . |