Example sentences of "is [det] [adv] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | is that an Orkney way of doing it or is that just a sort of male thing ? |
| 2 | Is this just a way of expressing friendliness ? |
| 3 | Is this just a case of too much sun ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Is this just a game for you ? |
| 5 | Nor is this necessarily a model of steady decline . |
| 6 | Nor is this only a question of a difference between writing and speech , as might at first appear . |
| 7 | 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 ? |
| 8 | 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 ? |
| 9 | 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 ? |
| 10 | 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 ? |
| 11 | Is this perhaps a comment on the inadequacy of the law and the difficulty of policing and getting convictions ? |
| 12 | It is all largely a matter of trial and error to find the string that will suit you best . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | It is all really a matter of manual dexterity and self-confidence . |