Example sentences of "[coord] it [be] n't " in BNC.

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1 I have not necessarily been understood , because they do n't always try to understand , but the feeling of warmth is either there or it is n't and that 's the only difference that counts .
2 The effects of stimulation are ‘ all-or-none ’ : either a saccade is elicited or it is n't , and its size and direction are not related to the intensity or frequency of stimulation in the colliculus .
3 disputing if it whether it is or it is n't , but how can we show that it is ?
4 But teasing should n't contain too much truth or it is n't teasing any more , it 's … it 's … ’
5 Whether it is or it is n't does n't matter what does matter is its ' performance and to test this you have to fit the device .
6 It 's either there or it is n't .
7 Chairman I , I , I am and some of my colleagues a little confused on this paper , erm and I really ask that I , I understood that when we discussed this last , erm that the , the minor work which was one , one debated , erm was going to be increased to two million and that two million er , two million spend was going to come out of the existing budget , I 'm not quite sure from this whether it is or it is n't , could you explain ?
8 Either that Sardinian 's being there was coincidence or it was n't — and , for goodness ' sake , if it was n't —
9 And if you did n't want to do national curriculum levels or it was n't appropriate then you could continue your staff comment now or you could draw a wee picture there or something like that , you know ?
10 Either it was or it was n't .
11 Or it was n't a sadness that hurt , not an all-through one .
12 Or it was n't completely his fault .
13 When it became obvious that the strike was n't going to last a fortnight or it was n't going to last a month .
14 Either the place was worth searching or it was n't .
15 And it is n't you . ’
16 And it is n't just Porfiry 's trick .
17 When the curtains part and you see a white screen you know you 're watching a screen and it is n't real .
18 But the job of lifting the standards of people employed , giving them proper training , and paying a wage which breaks dependence on overtime and lifts morale : this together must far exceed the costs of the technology , and it is n't by any means clear what the bill will be or where the money will come from .
19 There are lots of bright and witty numbers but The Language of Love is the nearest to a heart-schmaltzy ballad and it is n't very convincing .
20 And it is n't enough for us to identify with our self , it is necessary to do so passionately , to the point of life and death .
21 ‘ The fame thing is n't something that I thrive on , and it is n't where creative energy stems from . ’
22 Conversely , we sometimes do things with a horse that we intellectually reason should be all right , and it is n't !
23 But I was the Annie character — you know — if you were a good girl you 'd be rewarded , and it is n't nice to make a fuss . ’
24 And it is n't only last night I 'm talking about .
25 And it is n't just a case of falling ill .
26 And it is n't just yourself or your spouse you should consider .
27 And it is n't just yourself or your spouse you should consider .
28 Now one of them seizes me , and it is n't a man , it 's an octopus with claws — it holds me in its tentacles , its talons dig into my flesh and my blood drips out through the holes in my flesh and my blood is n't red human blood , it 's black like tar , like drops of liquid evil …
29 Oh , I know we 've no certificates , but we 're both quite good — you really dance jolly well , and it is n't likely that there 's anyone else at the game .
30 And it is n't ours . ’
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