Example sentences of "[conj] [be] [adj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Half of these had not realised that they were pregnant , and others had not wanted to confirm their fears , or did n't see a need to go earlier , or were afraid the doctor might tell their parents .
2 How many were ‘ true ’ generalizations which went beyond the particular species and task and could begin to provide a real cellular and biochemical ‘ alphabet ’ of memory — or is such a search a mere will-o'-the-wisp ?
3 Or is that a dream as well ? )
4 Is that is that the Council or is that the playhouse .
5 Or is that the lady with
6 Is that really true or is that an exaggeration ?
7 Or is this a counsel of despair which makes the culture of racism seem more entrenched and unchangeable than it really is ?
8 ‘ You tell me , or is this a guessing game ? ’
9 Or is this a gavotte ? ’
10 Is there any obligation for an external audit to be carried out on the books and records of the organisation , or is this a matter to be decided according to an internally agreed constitution ?
11 Should they have their break times in the staff rooms or is this an intrusion into staff freedom ?
12 Are the Americans going over the top again , or is this an indictment which we should place on trial ?
13 Or is this the lady with the subnormal twins by her paternal grandfather ? ’
14 Or is this the time to bring home a few ingots , dig up the cellar and bury them under the floor ?
15 Or was that a dream ?
16 Or was that the wish fathering the thought ?
17 Or was that the language of conspiracy ?
18 Or was this the bay with a mined shore west of the intended landing point ?
19 Was Curle really worth that or was this the City of old paying over the odds ?
20 Also there is a dovecote which houses the white doves that are such a feature of Fiveways Cottage .
21 I know that there are no easy answers , but if we do not at least attempt to act decisively , Zagreb , Dubrovnik , Vukovar and Osijek could be just the first names on a ghastly roll call resembling those unending , poignant first world war memorials that are such a feature of life all over the continent of Europe .
22 However , the content through which these mathematical skills are taught has a set of messages all of its own and because we live in a capitalist society we can easily be unaware of these messages — about the exploitation of labour , the sexism , the inequalities based on racism and social class — that are all a part of the ideology of capitalism .
23 erm there it is very difficult , all the cases we work with are fairly miscellaneous , so therefore have very individual problems , you know , that are different every time , so the anger is going to be different , but we come down to a lot of fundamental erm similarities erm often to do with bureaucracy and structures erm which people just do n't fit into , you ca n't force people to fit into boxes .
24 It 's much like the ‘ proper ’ animators flicking the acetates like one of those flick books that were all the rage a few years ago ( or the ‘ What the Butler Saw ’ machines at the end of the pier ) to see how the work has progressed .
25 The ‘ compact ’ skis of the 1970s that were such a wheeze ( as opposed to a sneeze ) in powder were up to 10% broader than the skis we use today — they had typical sidecuts at the waist of around 70mm , compared to the slimline ( 63mm to 66mm ) skis that are more common today .
26 I was sure that were such a scheme to be imposed , it would be vigorously resisted and criticised .
27 Now that names no longer get the tax breaks that were long the market 's main attraction , it is an outdated nonsense .
28 Tandy Corp , Fort Worth , Texas , has resumed its monthly pulse-taking of its business , and reports that sales in April from stores that were open a year ago rose 2% to $256.4m compared with April last year ; total sales rose 12% to $256.4m ; stores that have been closed as part of the company 's comprehensive restructuring are not included in the figures , Tandy , now a pure electronic retailer , said .
29 Nor is that the end of the story .
30 Nor is such a provision invalidated because the method of communicating the offer differs from that prescribed by section 90 ; but the procedure laid down by that section supersedes that provided in the memorandum or articles .
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