Example sentences of "[conj] [is] [adj] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Or is that a tactless question ? ’ |
| 2 | Or is that a stupid question ? |
| 3 | Do I pass to a rootless , wandering , no-woman 's land , or is this a new beginning — the natural , though perhaps premature , order of things ? |
| 4 | What I want to ask is , firstly , who are you funded by , and these teams , I note erm paragraphs three erm these nurses and so on , are they existing staff , or is this a new team , erm management team which has been set up at yet more expense to the health authority ? |
| 5 | ‘ Or is this a new form of office attire ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Or is this a special treat for us ? ’ |
| 7 | Is it just me , or is this a weird way to carry on ? |
| 8 | These are the questions we must answer if we wish to sustain legal rights against the pragmatist challenge ; they are in no way easy questions , nor is this a feeble challenge . |
| 9 | It is this change ‘ in unison ’ that is such a distinctive feature of molecular drive . |
| 10 | ‘ Now , Anabelle , are you sure that is such a good idea ? ’ |
| 11 | And I think what we 're looking for is a kind of situation where everyone can play their proper part in the decision-making , but allow the person with the energy and drive to play their part as well in giving a lead , and I 'm not sure that 's such a bad thing . |
| 12 | ‘ And is that a regular arrangement ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ And is this a social visit ? ’ |
| 14 | But is this a good thing ? |
| 15 | But is this a general rule about metaphor , abstractable from the context of discussing Proust ? |
| 16 | But is this a common definition among several religions or a common confusion ? |
| 17 | But is this an adequate explanation ? |