Example sentences of "is it the [adj] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Nor is it the Forbidden City or the Kremlin .
2 Nor is it the first time that Rupert 's good name has been besmirched .
3 Is it the papist meat that gets you going , Breakspear , is that it ? ’
4 Or is it the merest coincidence that Kyle is sitting back in his chair , with the receiver to his ear , stroking the bald patch on the back of his head as I explain my business ?
5 Is it the same satellite as Rupert Murdoch 's establishment ?
6 Is it the same thing as what I have just called ‘ the country ’ ?
7 Is it this , is it that , is it the next thing until they 're prepared to tell you what it is , that 's the way you ask them , cos they 'll no volunteer what it is , cos what you 're looking for is a final objection for them , right now you say oh that 's a load of rubbish that does nay what , but how can you sit and study that and you learn how to use it customers , right , on the objection which is the hardest objection for any sales person to deal with , you know yourself
8 Is it this , is it that , is it the next thing and that 's where you want to get them , cos they 'll tell you what it is and you 've got to , is it them , what is it ?
9 Is it the original owner or is it the innocent purchaser ?
10 But when asked by the coroner is it the obvious conclusion that the damage was done by the forceps … he answered probably yes .
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