isna
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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In addition to that general warning, hundreds of articles also display this more specific disclaimer: “The ‘Scots’ that wis uised in this airticle wis written bi a body that’s mither tongue isna Scots.
From Slate • Sep. 9, 2020
“Aye, the fault lies with them. It isna we who sought the quarrel.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
And if it isna lawfu' to talk o' Mistress Traquair Campbell, there's no law forbidding me to talk o' them Lairds and Crawfords.
From A Reconstructed Marriage by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
It isna twa hours yet, since we had dinner.”
From Christine A Fife Fisher Girl by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
"It isna by ony sic bribes as thae, Cuthbert Grandison, that I will be diverted from my purpose."
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander
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