Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [is] n't " in BNC.

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1 If the equipment in a playground needs repairing or is n't firmly fixed to the ground , or if there 's a lot of rubbish and broken glass lying around , do n't hesitate to notify the authorities .
2 This ball valve device seals off the sump area and ensures all detergent is used and is n't just washed away — another money saver .
3 Well I do n't know , ha ha have n't you got a position where er as , as we began to , to see last week , there is this radicalization coming in but the , the er i i it 's the peasants who 've moved to the left of the Party , you 're right , that they are inappropriate to this very moderate policy of rent reduction erm a tax on collaborators land is being redistributed and is n't saying right we , i i in the same way that , that Mao was identifying the problem in in , either you , you follow the masses or you , you lead them but , but thereof we are behind them and a sense the Party has got ta recognize that , it 's got ta catch up with the masses and is n't that first paragraph saying look this is the way you should be going , that there are peasants who are redistributing the land and land reform is in effect taking place and that 's what we want to see ?
4 In the Western Fells region covered by the FRCC Scafell , Dow and Eskdale Guide , Al Phizaclea continues to explore nooks and crannies with the philosophy that if it does n't move and is n't already in the guide then it must be climbed .
5 Again the internal market has n't worked and is n't working .
6 has never happened and is n't happening now and it 's
7 He 's urging them all to act and is n't worried that the politicians will accuse the church of interfering .
8 The press , the TV and the radio would like to know what 's going on and , incidentally , so would I. Kersey does n't know , or he does and is n't saying . ’
9 and others really victim , I said but is n't it , is n't it kinder in a way , I would n't , if they really are sick in their minds then but for the grace of god would n't it be kinder to stick a needle in their bottoms when they were asleep so they did n't wake up again
10 mm she said but is n't there a letter box outside
11 I mean one thing that 's mentioned before is about tag questions , which is where you put on question to the end of your sentence , as in Oh do n't you agree or Is n't it or you know you know the sort of thing I mean .
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