Example sentences of "[conj] be [pers pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Are atoms solid things , or are they all space or what ? |
| 2 | Are they faceless heartless bureaucrats , or are they overworked caring administrators ? |
| 3 | Or are they mere voices of the bureaucracy ( which , in this third debate , is the ‘ system ’ ) ? |
| 4 | So , basically , I want to know are they taken from erm a team which is already in the health service , or are they new posts funded , and funded by whom , bearing in mind the constant complaints we get from the health authority about lack of funds ? |
| 5 | He was , was he just moved on from time to time , or were they voluntary moves ? |
| 6 | Or were they mind-slaved prisoners captured during the suppression of some planetary revolt , and sentenced to serve the Imperium usefully by their deaths ? |
| 7 | It looks like our ‘ friends ’ at the end of the East Lancs could be awaiting another 25 , or is it 26 years now ! |
| 8 | And he tells you when he wants to go , or is it regular times of the day ? . |
| 9 | Or is it good afternoon now , is n't it ? |
| 10 | Or is it straight-forward cheating because that is the only way they know to play the game ? ’ |
| 11 | Does anyone know if you can order more than one ticket with the new membership cards , or is it one ticket per member ? |
| 12 | or is it two hours in the morning ? |
| 13 | It 's a question of authenticity — is this theme deeply-held , is it central to an understanding of the author 's character , or is it superficial gloss ; perhaps even so slightly phoney ? |
| 14 | Erm , just picking little bits , I mean er , we when we say actually what it is erm , annual report do we say the annual report to parents , or is it annual report just I know that that 's minor but at the actual top what do we actually call the thing that we 're presenting ? |
| 15 | They just do nt seem to be sharp enough or is it that midfield are n't providing good service — I ca n't really say as I 've seen none of the games , just read reports . |
| 16 | Attendance can I just erm ask is it er possible attendance less unexplained absence or is it actual attendance plus explained absences for attendance ? |
| 17 | Have you done it with your little'un yet or is it bigger ones you do it with ? |
| 18 | The wallpaper 's muave or is it mauve hell with green plums . |
| 19 | Is it the sun or is it this heater ? |
| 20 | No , they really are , they 've got the dive bombers on us next week mom , or is it this week ? |
| 21 | You need to bear in mind that style links up with more important beliefs about what literary analysis is for ( e.g. is it a form of humanistic debate , in which case conventions of gentle persuasion should be observed ; or is it investigative research , in which case more rigorous and systematic discourse is required ? ) . |
| 22 | Are there sensible reasons for this , or is it another example of the way in which political expediency and manipulation , rather than evidence , are dictating the shape of welfare reform in the UK ? |
| 23 | Is that ending of the arm's-length principle Government policy or is it another example of a Minister , who knows that he has only another five weeks in the job , making a remark entirely of his own without consulting his civil servants , the Arts Council or any of the national companies ? |
| 24 | Most of these bars have live music , and all have staggered happy hours ( or is it happy stagger hour ? ! ) , so with a bit of forward planning we make sure your budget goes as far as possible . |
| 25 | Is he in a zimmer frame yet ( a la DOL ) or is he mere strippling ? |
| 26 | Is Y a buyer and reseller or is he X's agent ? |
| 27 | Or is he old hat already ? |
| 28 | Did she detect compassion or was it slight wistfulness in those incredibly direct blue eyes ? |
| 29 | But mind you he 's a bit he 's a bit silly , looking back at myself er er three year , or was it two year back , or one ? |
| 30 | Or was it scrambled egg ? |