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

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1 It looks like our ‘ friends ’ at the end of the East Lancs could be awaiting another 25 , or is it 26 years now !
2 And he tells you when he wants to go , or is it regular times of the day ? .
3 Or is it good afternoon now , is n't it ?
4 Or is it straight-forward cheating because that is the only way they know to play the game ? ’
5 Does anyone know if you can order more than one ticket with the new membership cards , or is it one ticket per member ?
6 or is it two hours in the morning ?
7 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 ?
8 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 ?
9 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 .
10 Attendance can I just erm ask is it er possible attendance less unexplained absence or is it actual attendance plus explained absences for attendance ?
11 Have you done it with your little'un yet or is it bigger ones you do it with ?
12 The wallpaper 's muave or is it mauve hell with green plums .
13 Is it the sun or is it this heater ?
14 No , they really are , they 've got the dive bombers on us next week mom , or is it this week ?
15 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 ? ) .
16 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 ?
17 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 ?
18 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 .
19 Nor is it good news for the majority of people who already own-especially those who became first-time buyers over the past four years and whose complete capital has been wiped out : more than a million such people are probably technically bankrupt but need not admit it so long as they keep paying their mortgage .
20 Nor is it foul temper which vents itself indiscriminately on anyone who happens to be within range .
21 Nor is it flippant liberalism to point this out — though there may be significance in the fact that anyone who does so has immediately to excuse himself , as I find myself doing .
22 Nor is it any use to insist that you can conceive of what it is like for a knee which is not yours to be hurting .
23 Nor is it any use going with non-riding friends or family , unless riding is just one part of a sporting package which also includes walking and fishing for example , or even wind surfing or canoeing .
24 Always bear in mind that self-defence is not a martial art , nor is it unarmed combat .
25 It is not fiction , nor is it conventional autobiography , which tends to say what the author wishes us to know .
26 And is it any wonder , too , that the legal aid bill is rocketing totally out of control ?
27 And is it alien technology ? ’
28 But is it good news for the political parties : are they spending their money wisely ?
29 But is it any wonder ?
30 Yes , but is it any good ?
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