Example sentences of "[coord] [be] it [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | Is it the sun or is it this heater ? |
3 | No , they really are , they 've got the dive bombers on us next week mom , or is it this week ? |
4 | 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 ? |
5 | 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 ? |
6 | Was he being charitable for once , or was it another attempt to get her out of Peter 's life ? |
7 | 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 . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | Nor was it some stranger come to drink and dance and lie with a man in a borrowed bed . |
10 | And is it any wonder , too , that the legal aid bill is rocketing totally out of control ? |
11 | Oh so and was it all sort of erm erm society do 's that you went to and cocktails and things like |
12 | And was it any wonder she 'd fled , if she 'd been subjected to the same bullying and threats by an earlier generation of de Rocheforts ? |
13 | But is it any wonder ? |
14 | Yes , but is it any good ? |
15 | This may be true , but is it any reason why the courts should not do justice as best they can , leaving it to Parliament to intervene again if the decision does not meet with Parliament 's approval ? |