Example sentences of "be n't [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We still are n't convinced that Trimmler 's death has anything to do with the death of our agents . |
| 2 | According to Slater , the semiconductor suppliers just are n't confident that a market exists for Alpha . |
| 3 | My kids are n't aware that anything is wrong . |
| 4 | Perhaps some people are n't aware that the title Defender of the Faith was given to Henry VIII by the Pope in honour of Henry 's book praising the Catholic Church . |
| 5 | And you are n't aware that you can actually go from A to B at different times . |
| 6 | ‘ You are n't worried that there might be things about me that you wo n't like ? |
| 7 | Now a lot of times when people are n't assertive that 's because of what — they have certain attitudinal approaches that are ineffective in certain circumstances , or what ? |
| 8 | When we were talking just now before the programme started I think you said that you were n't sure that you 'd had a great deal of contact with the university one way or another , but surely you 've been surrounded by university people ? |
| 9 | Yet despite the general improvement in relations and these two releases , we were n't confident that we would soon follow . |
| 10 | When we worked it out as an average that the sheer monitoring and chasing quotes or following up quotes erm and just preparing the documentation , we were n't convinced that was the case at all . |
| 11 | It were n't fair that one woman should fall every time her husband used her , while another never fell at all . |
| 12 | These hearties certainly were n't aware that Thomas was wrong-footing himself . |
| 13 | Yeah , this , this is interesting , it gets confusing perhaps because erm , I rang British Section , British Section today erm , enquiring about er , ah , there it is , were , were are we , erm enquiring about er groups having two prisoners you brought this up last time and as the result of me talking to somebody there erm , it became clear that British Section still showed us as having Sabri Lushe as a prisoner , erm and they were n't aware that we were no longer dealing with him , he 'd been released , and what they say is they usually get conformation from International Secretarium |
| 14 | They were n't aware that we have in the internal telephone directory all the direct dialling lines listed . |
| 15 | ‘ I suppose we just took it that he would , and were n't surprised that he made a pretence of being unconcerned and going his own way about it . |
| 16 | Perhaps it is n't surprising that this system still continues . |
| 17 | As he is writing about speed , it is n't surprising that there is a breakneck quality about his work . |
| 18 | 2,000 home-grown carnations in his garden , it is n't surprising that when he wants to please his wife , Mr John Tholen says it with flowers . |
| 19 | It really is n't surprising that we 're following their footsteps because the only way in the end to get anything done in this country is to protest about it because this government seems to be totally oblivious to rules of natural justice or decency . |
| 20 | Yes , as long as this possibly is n't major that we do not agree on ? |
| 21 | He does n't know what species of flora are being removed , is n't sure that there are no birds being disturbed . |
| 22 | But the habit of solitude is something that has to be kicked , like a drug , and Tom Amis is n't sure that he has the reserves . |
| 23 | SPURS ' Norway goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt is n't shocked that Peter Beardsley and Chris Waddle have been left out of England 's squad . |
| 24 | ‘ But it is n't fair that two drivers can race hard for almost three hours , and then be disqualified because a mechanic took a microsecond too long to close a valve . ’ |
| 25 | It is n't fair that you 're only a secretary at Hoggatt 's because no-one bothered to educate you for anything else . |
| 26 | ‘ It just is n't fair that you do n't tell me things . |
| 27 | ‘ It just is n't true that the number of people infected heterosexually in this country is minimal , ’ he said . |
| 28 | It manifestly is n't true that variation disappears as the generations go by . |
| 29 | Second , it just is n't true that " each by itself is useless ' . |
| 30 | It is n't true that the whole perfect work must have been achieved simultaneously . |