Example sentences of "[conj] be [adv] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Kylie and Jason ‘ Are they or are n't they in love ? ’ riddle reached its most bewildering moment in September 1988 when she claimed in a woman 's magazine that … |
| 2 | Adding to the ‘ are they or are n't they ’ downsizing dispute , Hewlett-Packard Co 's UK marketing manager , Nick Earle , claims users are not so much ditching their mainframes wholesale as running core applications on mainframes and installing others on mid-range systems . |
| 3 | And equally I presume you 've also got some form of mineral protection zones or are n't they relevant in the context of the area of search . |
| 4 | By the way , have you made out your list yet — or are n't we giving any presents this year ? ’ |
| 5 | Or are n't we ? ’ |
| 6 | Erm so I think we 've got ta look at that right across the board though , we 've got ta know that in actual fact we 're covering it temporarily , erm or are n't we covering it temporarily . |
| 7 | ‘ Are you going to let that dog out or are n't you ? ’ said the man , taking Lee by the shoulder . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , are you or are n't you ? |
| 9 | Or are n't you interested ? |
| 10 | ‘ Can I help you off with your coat , or are n't you stopping ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Are you going to tell me what 's up , or are n't you ? |
| 12 | ‘ Are you going to tell me or are n't you ? ’ |
| 13 | Or are n't you ? |
| 14 | Are you gon na come and put me to bed or are n't you ? |
| 15 | Or are n't you bothered ? |
| 16 | I 'm still trying to find the conclusion , are you leaving or are n't you ? |
| 17 | I mean if somebody rings you up and says How much will it cost ? if it 's er a sort of full removal you 're doing , you say Well are you packing or are n't you ? |
| 18 | The results for the OR are just what the model expects . |
| 19 | Must it follow fashion or be above it ? |
| 20 | five hundred million or something , four hundred and thirty of that or something was out of his pension or were n't it ? |
| 21 | Perhaps that is the proposal — The hon. Member for Blackburn is not sure whether that is or is not his proposal . |
| 22 | When a patient is detained under the MHA 1983 , but the physical disorder is not caused by or is not itself the cause of a mental disorder , a restrictive interpretation of this proposal could lead to the ridiculous scenario of doctors having to wait for such a patient to deteriorate or become unconscious before medical treatment could be initiated under the protection of common law duty of care and the doctrine of necessity . |
| 23 | Is that something that other folk on Stronsay know or is just something you |
| 24 | Is she or is n't she — false hair from Antenna looks better than the real thing ! |
| 25 | ‘ Is she a lady , or is n't she ? ’ |
| 26 | I said to him : ‘ Ca n't you give me methadone or is n't there a Detox Centre I can go to or something ? ’ |
| 27 | Now is there a connection or is n't there a connection ? |
| 28 | Is that fair or is n't it ? ’ |
| 29 | The competition commissioner is always going to have cases of ’ is this an illegal state subsidy or is n't it ? ’ |
| 30 | " Well , Annie-the-Silent , shall we be hearing your dulcet tones at all this night , or is n't it rough enough yet for the storm thrust to sing ? " |