Example sentences of "[adj] be n't be " in BNC.
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| 1 | And she was sort of telling Sue to do this , and Sue said this is n't is it ? |
| 2 | The till , the till locks , and erm we used to assemble those as well and er it was a fortunate one who used to do the lacquering , there was a big er big erm heated table and er it was easy work to do the lacquering you see and you used to have to put them on the top of the heated tower to dry before they were packed to go away , but erm they were , it was a hard place to work for but er the one son Mr he was always in London and er this is n't being recorded now is it , is it ? |
| 3 | All this talk of peace and detente in the Med is n't being allowed to interfere with war games at Greenham Common . |
| 4 | Now if that is n't being uptight , then I do n't know what is . ’ |
| 5 | I did that one day when things got hairier than usual , went down to where some bandit was trying to rip us off and practically rubbed beards with him and shouted into his face I Want To Work For Christ 's Sake Let Me Work , but Vic said that was n't being helpful . |
| 6 | ‘ Ah yes , but that was n't being in love , ’ replied Mr Crick . |