My intention now is not to enter into any argument in support of this view, but to state the results, which will be shown in the following extract from my note-book: Henry VIII.
— from Notes and Queries, Number 43, August 24, 1850 by Various

No! the moon is not inhabited; no! the moon is probably not habitable.
— from From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon by Jules Verne

Resuming his examination of the rocks he dropped his seriousness and remarked in a lighter tone: "That he is a poor man is not important now that you will have riches yourself.
— from The Trail of a Sourdough Life in Alaska by May Kellogg Sullivan

“And, mother, is not it near time that we were beginning to think of the flitting that is before us?”
— from Allison Bain; Or, By a Way She Knew Not by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson

“But you are very much mistaken; Monsieur de Monfréville is neither inquisitive nor talkative; on the contrary, he is a most sensible man, and he gives me excellent advice.”
— from The Bashful Lover (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XIX) by Paul de Kock