Example sentences of "[is] [pers pn] [adv] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They know that the rich did very nicely during the Thatcher years and believe it is they not the poor who should make any sacrifices necessary to get the country out of recession . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The interest which this kind of discovery sparks off can often lead to some finer comparison : ‘ Is it exactly the same ? |
| 4 | 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 ? ’ |
| 5 | is , is it , is it just the second year that has erm , perhaps it not |
| 6 | Is this the full P A though or is it just the speaking P A ? |
| 7 | 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 ? |
| 8 | At length , Bunting recalled , ‘ the largest workman rose frowning and came to our table ; but what he said was : ‘ Is it no the great poet , Hugh MacDiarmid ? ’ |
| 9 | Given the stark position on the streets of Northern Ireland , is it not the right hon. Gentleman 's responsibility to set a date for the reconvening of talks , so that they can begin where they ended ? |
| 10 | But is it not the only fair way to describe a policy that deceived so many people for so long ? |
| 11 | And is it not the best wood for coffins ? |
| 12 | It might not be a complete oversimplification to state that many of the profession 's difficulties with the lay public stem from the public 's basic incomprehension of what we write ; and yet is it not the particular beauty of the English language that the most appreciated and elegant words are in fact the simplest and most easily understood ? |
| 13 | Is it not the very catholicity of the Church which is in question ? |
| 14 | Is it only the additional or marginal cost to the employer providing the service for the employee , or is it a proportionate part of the total costs incurred by the employer in providing the facility to be used both by the public and by the employee ? |
| 15 | As a matter of interest on the raffle side , David , is it basically the two pound fifty person that buys the majority of the raffle tickets ? |
| 16 | .. ’ Nor is it merely the heavy stuff which comes with serious credentials . |
| 17 | Is it precisely the same meaning that the historian meant to convey ? |
| 18 | But it is not the only one , nor is it always the best . |
| 19 | Why is it always the odd man out ? |
| 20 | Is it always the same ? |
| 21 | Is it always the same advisers and no matter what advice they give and whether it is right or wrong they will always be there ? |
| 22 | Why is it always the same two teams in the final ? |
| 23 | After making an allowance for what you 've used since the meter reader called , is it roughly the same as the reading on your bill ? |
| 24 | Is it much the same there as in an opera — panic , temperament , drama ? |
| 25 | Is it still the old crowd ? |
| 26 | Not only is he possibly the best friend I have , man friend , but ever since I ‘ came out ’ , he 's wanted to be rather more than that . ’ |