Example sentences of "[be] [det] [adv] [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 As far as much of the rest of the world is concerned , we 're all just a bunch of queers .
2 ‘ We 're all just a bunch of crazies , ’ being one of them .
3 In Chapter 1 we argued that conscious awareness , the images and representations that people use to communicate with each other and the various forms of deliberate planning and foresight which they use are all partly a result of the myriad social relationships in which they are caught up , and partly a product of deep-rooted instincts and emotions .
4 Looking at the evidence leads many scientists to believe that God made the world , whereas other scientists look at the same evidence and believe that it all happened by chance and that the world , the solar system , you and me are all just the result of a lucky string of enormous flukes !
5 These composers are not coldly exploiting their audiences ' kindness ; they are all equally the victims of the going ideology .
6 is that an Orkney way of doing it or is that just a sort of male thing ?
7 I du n no , as you say to see the culture things like that but it 's a bit difficult to put niggers down in their own country well what 's that then , is that , is that just the ferry between an island or something
8 Is that just the name of the vaccine ?
9 Is this just a way of expressing friendliness ?
10 Is this just a case of too much sun ? ’
11 Is this just a game for you ?
12 Have the political and creative aspirations of the sector been abandoned in the climate of new realism ’ , or is this simply the beginning of a new phase ?
13 Nor is this necessarily a model of steady decline .
14 Is this now the age of ‘ lies , damn lies and journalism ’ ?
15 Nor is this only a question of a difference between writing and speech , as might at first appear .
16 Is this merely a definition of the limits of a gratuitous promise ( as in Thomas v Thomas , infra ) or is it an offer to contract , the consideration being P's forbearance from marriage ?
17 Now of course it may be that the child has caught a worry about schooling from the parent , but I think that 's the first thing to sort out — is this really a problem in the child , or is it a problem in the parent 's mind ?
18 Now of course it may be that the child has caught a worry about schooling from the parent , but I think that 's the first thing to sort out — is this really a problem in the child , or is it a problem in the parent 's mind ?
19 Is this really the intention of the UN sanctions and , if so , what is the reasoning of it ?
20 Or is this perhaps a product of the over-excited brain of a middle-aged and somewhat disparaged poet , when he finds that his ignored , his arcane , his deviously perspicuous meanings , which he thought not meanings , since no one appeared able to understand them , had after all one clear-eyed and amused reader and judge ?
21 Is this perhaps a comment on the inadequacy of the law and the difficulty of policing and getting convictions ?
22 It is all largely a matter of trial and error to find the string that will suit you best .
23 If it is all just a matter of philosophy , then anyone can voice an opinion on it , and there may be differing views of what ‘ humanity ’ consists of behind it all .
24 It is all really a matter of manual dexterity and self-confidence .
25 Was that just a shadow by the house , or was someone hiding there , watching her ?
26 Was that even a tear in his eye ?
27 Was that quite a kind of regular thing ?
28 Helen replied enigmatically that it was all just a question of experience .
29 Maybe it was all just a game to him , these stirring pulses and loaded glances , and chemical reactions .
30 It was all just a sort of angry joke because the rest of the gang , and Ashton in particular , would n't agree with him about the best way to fill holes in .
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