Example sentences of "[is] it [adv] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The interest which this kind of discovery sparks off can often lead to some finer comparison : ‘ Is it exactly the same ? |
| 3 | 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 ? ’ |
| 4 | is , is it , is it just the second year that has erm , perhaps it not |
| 5 | Is this the full P A though or is it just the speaking P A ? |
| 6 | 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 ? |
| 7 | 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 ? ’ |
| 8 | 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 ? |
| 9 | 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 ? |
| 10 | .. ’ Nor is it merely the heavy stuff which comes with serious credentials . |
| 11 | Is it precisely the same meaning that the historian meant to convey ? |
| 12 | But it is not the only one , nor is it always the best . |
| 13 | Why is it always the odd man out ? |
| 14 | Is it always the same ? |
| 15 | 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 ? |
| 16 | Why is it always the same two teams in the final ? |
| 17 | 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 ? |
| 18 | Is it much the same there as in an opera — panic , temperament , drama ? |
| 19 | Is it still the old crowd ? |