Example sentences of "[be] [pers pn] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean , are we the only ones who heard the SOS ? |
| 2 | Are we the only dogs chosen for our star signs or have any of you had this star treatment ? |
| 3 | ‘ Are they the hired entertainers , Mummy ? ’ a North Oxford brat inquired in piercing tones . |
| 4 | So they 're the only ones you want to get rid of or are they the only ones you 've got ? |
| 5 | And are they the right conditions ? |
| 6 | But are they the right questions ? |
| 7 | But are they the inevitable companions of hierarchy , or perhaps a product of the misuse of hierarchy that would disappear if hierarchy were properly understood and structured ? |
| 8 | Elections were not the only occasions when those below the level of the elite could give voice to their political inclinations , nor were they the only points of contact between the world " out-of-doors " and that of Westminster . |
| 9 | It is you the Great Spirits want . ’ |
| 10 | Graham calling from in Sussex , is it the economic aspects that concern you most ? |
| 11 | Because , er , is it the floating voters , or is it the others who will turn out , regardless of the weather . |
| 12 | Well is it the new ones or is it , on the television , or on the radio ? |
| 13 | Which schools are the is it the high schools they 're getting into in the Midlands ? |
| 14 | To what extent is it the elected representatives of the people , that is the House of Commons , who actually govern ? |
| 15 | is it the fair holidays you get ? |
| 16 | What was it the air-raid wardens shouted when they saw a house with a chink of light showing ? |
| 17 | Why was it the gorgeous ones passed through so fleetingly while others , like that paunchy , moist-palmed Vic Tatum from Marine Claims always managed to delay in her office , ogling , leering and making suggestive remarks that she could probably take to a Sexual Harassment Tribunal if she had a mind to ! |
| 18 | Nor was it the disturbing rumours that by December 26 the country could be in the grip of a new and particularly alien ‘ Made in Taiwan ’ midwinter flu . |