Example sentences of "he [is] n't [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Advertising is a one-way hard-sell in a political campaign and can be a good motivator as long as it does n't try to sell the voter something his guts tell him is n't true . |
| 2 | He is n't well , but he refuses to see the doctor . ’ |
| 3 | their mother said he is n't well , we brushed the kittens those naughty little kittens in the , show |
| 4 | Sometimes we fight because the enemy 's too strong , sometimes because he is n't strong enough . |
| 5 | Kathleen says he is n't strong enough , but he seems strong enough to me . ’ |
| 6 | and he used to come home looking as white as a sheet sick to the teeth and he used to just go to bed and collapse in a heap , he is n't strong enough to do it and it 's pointless for him to try but other than that he can do anything he fancies . |
| 7 | HE IS N'T AFFECTIONATE |
| 8 | At least he is n't perfect . |
| 9 | " He is n't right . |
| 10 | He is n't long . |
| 11 | He is n't one of the entrenched busybodies or Little Annie Fixits who , for pressing personal reasons , somehow need to police these mysterious institutions , where abuse is the buzzword . |
| 12 | Forget it , he is n't that kind of man . |
| 13 | Shyly Clare added , ‘ I hope he is n't bored or tired … he 'll be disappointed if I do n't come … ’ |
| 14 | He does n't really want it for anything , but he is n't keen on having what he calls a flock of children on his land . |
| 15 | He is n't keen on physical exertions . |
| 16 | Cor he is n't keen on this ! |
| 17 | ‘ Oh , you mean how is it that they can afford the pukka style if he is n't successful ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Despite what happened in the European Championship in Sweden , I 'll be very surprised if he is n't successful . |
| 19 | ‘ But , without a faction behind him , he is n't much danger , although I suppose he could combine in time with a cousin or two . |
| 20 | What is Major 's job when he is n't Prime Minister ? |
| 21 | ’ He is n't violent , ’ I assured the driver . |
| 22 | In this case , the student can write in pencil the words he is n't certain how to spell ; or underlines them for his own or the teacher 's later attention . |
| 23 | It does n't matter if the child grows up to be an adult whose logic tells him that he is n't stupid ; if those words have been repeated often enough , he will never have the confidence to realise how much he knows or to make proper use of that knowledge . |
| 24 | ‘ He is n't stupid , ’ she replied . |
| 25 | ‘ He might find it hard to look at you objectively , but he is n't stupid . |
| 26 | However , he is n't uncertain about his role . |
| 27 | He is n't grateful or contrite . |
| 28 | But Mr Evans just made a mistake , he is n't dishonest . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ He is n't married . |
| 30 | He is n't married but lives with his girlfriend and their child . |