Example sentences of "[is] [det] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | is that an Orkney way of doing it or is that just a sort of male thing ? |
| 2 | The implication of this though is that where a member of staff makes a suggestion about the way the department should be run , where the divisional quality manager thinks that suggestion should not be taken aboard er , feedback has to be given and , and some reason why . |
| 3 | The second point is that I 've , the Americans I , I , it 's one of the promises about street life in second from the bottom , two weeks in the winter , four weeks in the summer , well I know to my cost erm through my ear being blasted which is why you 're a County Councillor anyway , that it 's been six weeks at the present time , we 've had a lot of lights going down , okay we 're trying to improve it , we had people walking into cars , er , er a few burglaries which I 'm pleased to say the police have helped out in , but if we 're going to change and get it down from a level of six weeks to two weeks as it is in the area I represent , is that not a question of putting extra resources in it and there 's no good putting promises unless we can deliver . |
| 4 | Is that not a co-operative ? |
| 5 | Does your husband accept that perhaps he ought to be looking after the baby alternate weeks , or is that not a solution to the problem ? |
| 6 | think that format 's alright , is that not a contradiction because if it 's a joint statement and this format 's alright you 've got staff comment divorced from pupil comment ? |
| 7 | But there is that again a confusion So a target that perhaps election by thirds reduces public interest , possibly reduces turn out . |
| 8 | Is that ever a problem ? |
| 9 | I think to come back to an earlier question of what should you teach them , and what is normal , is that ideally a child wants to grow up in an environment where his or her parents enjoy here , where the relationship is enjoyable on both sides and not shot through with anxiety about how well this child is developing , providing the development is within the normal range . |
| 10 | I think to come back to an earlier question of what should you teach them , and what is normal , is that ideally a child wants to grow up in an environment where his or her parents enjoy here , where the relationship is enjoyable on both sides and not shot through with anxiety about how well this child is developing , providing the development is within the normal range . |
| 11 | Is that how a gentleman should be treated ? ’ |
| 12 | Is this just a way of expressing friendliness ? |
| 13 | Could I be bisexual or is this just a fantasy ? |
| 14 | Nor is this just a problem that is eating away the character of historic towns and conservation areas . |
| 15 | Is this just a case of too much sun ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Is this just a game for you ? |
| 17 | Is this not a form of stereotyping at least as damaging as racist and sexist attitudes ? |
| 18 | is this not a recipe for disaster ? |
| 19 | Within a cell what happens is this right a cell , what happens is that erm D N A is copied on to something called erm R N A , which is a kind of template , messenger R N A , it 's a kind of copy and it 's a single strand , corresponding to one of the strands on the original D N A with the same base structure . |
| 20 | Nor is this necessarily a model of steady decline . |
| 21 | Is this actually a book that er is going to be of any assistance to me ? |
| 22 | Nor is this only a question of a difference between writing and speech , as might at first appear . |
| 23 | Is this merely a definition of the limits of a gratuitous promise ( as in Thomas v Thomas , infra ) or is it an offer to contract , the consideration being P's forbearance from marriage ? |
| 24 | ‘ So , Firmin , is this still a joke ? ’ |
| 25 | The clarifying question is : " Is this really a problem or am I just choosing to look at it as a problem ? " |
| 26 | Now of course it may be that the child has caught a worry about schooling from the parent , but I think that 's the first thing to sort out — is this really a problem in the child , or is it a problem in the parent 's mind ? |
| 27 | Now of course it may be that the child has caught a worry about schooling from the parent , but I think that 's the first thing to sort out — is this really a problem in the child , or is it a problem in the parent 's mind ? |
| 28 | Or is this perhaps a product of the over-excited brain of a middle-aged and somewhat disparaged poet , when he finds that his ignored , his arcane , his deviously perspicuous meanings , which he thought not meanings , since no one appeared able to understand them , had after all one clear-eyed and amused reader and judge ? |
| 29 | Is this perhaps a comment on the inadequacy of the law and the difficulty of policing and getting convictions ? |
| 30 | It is all largely a matter of trial and error to find the string that will suit you best . |