Example sentences of "[coord] is [pers pn] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Th th the point that erm we were then discussing was that in practice of course males may , m ma may contribute a lot more an and , and the question was is this er something to do with the adaptions of our species or is it just the this was the question you , you asked me was n't it ? |
| 2 | Is this the full P A though or is it just the speaking P A ? |
| 3 | I mean or is it just the author 's view of how |
| 4 | So is it badly smashed this car or is it just the bumper ? |
| 5 | I mean , the mountain is usually referred to as Mount Ararat , is n't it , I did n't know , several of them , erm , is Ararat the place where the mountains were , or is it actually the name of the mountains . |
| 6 | No I hope it stays like this , is it gon na stay like this all day or is it only the morning ? |
| 7 | Does he see you as a partner , or is he already the boss ? |
| 8 | Nor is it yet the whole truth ; presenting the experiments in the way I have chosen , as I said at the beginning of this chapter , has been a logical way to tell a story , even if a story not yet adequately grounded in theory . |
| 9 | Nor is it invariably the case that there must be a legal right . |
| 10 | A growing urban demand for food has tended to stimulate production in the larger and more commercialised enterprises , but this is not of necessity nor is it always the case . |
| 11 | But it is not the only one , nor is it always the best . |
| 12 | .. ’ Nor is it merely the heavy stuff which comes with serious credentials . |
| 13 | Nor is it merely the result of ‘ law and order ’ ideology , although that is one potent factor . |
| 14 | And is it not the best wood for coffins ? |
| 15 | Has not the Government 's last remaining friend , the Governor of the Bank of England , now extinguished the Government 's last remaining claims to a pre-election recovery , and is it not the case that , having lost his support , the Government have now nothing left to lose but the election ? |
| 16 | But is it just the centenary of the parish council , that 's why I thought of the Southwell bit but what do y , what about that |
| 17 | This sort of discussion might be prompted by a child 's chance remark , ‘ Look , I 've got one like that ’ — a judgement which might be explored — ‘ Yes , it does look like that one , but is it exactly the same ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ The Awlad Amira are arming the Tibbu against us. ’ — But is it not the government which is responsible ? |
| 19 | But is it not the only fair way to describe a policy that deceived so many people for so long ? |