Example sentences of "[adv] [is] [pers pn] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So is it a function ? |
| 2 | So is it the fact that the that what th th th the close should be most suited to the customer |
| 3 | Law is not a business ; nor merely is it a profession , which is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as a vocation or calling , especially one that involves some branch of learning or science , but is one of three learned professions . |
| 4 | But not only is it a way of classifying policemen and women : the term is also used to criticize those outsiders who think they know something about policing , such as lawyers , academics , researchers , and journalists ; it is also a self-appellation of praise . |
| 5 | Not only is it a way of cheating on the partner , and likely to hurt at least one of the three people involved , but it causes damage that goes deep . |
| 6 | And erm I think Road is the key element of this traffic because not only is it a question of the estate but it 's the main through road from the up to Gatwick Airport and this is why er I understand that the calming proposal in road has yet to receive the M O T authority to use it because scheme . |
| 7 | But not only is it a city of views and skylines , it is a city of skies . |
| 8 | Not only is it a move into a realm where the distinction between life and death seems , as in ‘ The Hollow Men ’ , to have broken down , it is also a crossing to the world of the ‘ cannibal isle ’ which is revealed as only another version of the life left behind , and where the realization that ‘ Life is very long ’ is not escaped from , but reinforced . |
| 9 | Whether we could look at our contract and see if this could be because mentioned about grass on the pavements , not only is it the machine that 's doing that , but there 's a danger to young children from the machines they 're using and elderly people with pavements being very very slippery once they 're doing the grass if it 's raining . |
| 10 | Not only is it the communication centre of all the servicing departments , it is also the first point of contact for incoming visitors and the departure point for the outgoing . |
| 11 | Not only is he the gardener , he 's the cleaner too . |
| 12 | one of the nicest things that happened to me since I 've been widowed is having Neil to look after not only is he an exception |
| 13 | 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 ? ) . |
| 14 | A firm selling overseas may find difficulty determining the relevant consuming unit ( e.g. is it the family , the household or an individual ? ) . |
| 15 | Is what sort of a , well is it a function , is the first thing . |
| 16 | well is it the case or I mean , or , or , obviously I stayed it , erm |
| 17 | Well is it the front of your jeans or you , you showing off ? |
| 18 | Well is he an alcoholic ? |
| 19 | ‘ The focus of my own emotions , ’ said Ian , ‘ is not , as I think Julia 's is , my family , whom I have always been fortunate enough to be able to take for granted , but rather is it the Church , about which I 'm unduly passionate . |
| 20 | Nor again is it a matter for surprise that counsel and the judges in these cases have concentrated attention on whether there is a sufficient change of status at the moment of charging to render further questioning impermissible . |