Example sentences of "be [pers pn] [adj] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Are you all doing Q at on your night school course ? |
| 2 | How are you this morning Mrs ? |
| 3 | What , are yous open Easter Monday and Tuesday down there ? |
| 4 | New legislation , which comes into force on May 18 , insists that all money-changers — be they high street banks , travel agents , hotels or specialist bureaux de change — display clearly their exchange rates and sometimes outrageous commission charges . |
| 5 | Whatever the age group we 're working with ( be it five year olds or fifty year olds ) the basic elements of drama remain the same : |
| 6 | Are they faceless heartless bureaucrats , or are they overworked caring administrators ? |
| 7 | Are they all dishwasher/oven/ freezer/microwave proof ? |
| 8 | Are they all history questions ? |
| 9 | And where would the All that the families you mentioned there were they all port families ? |
| 10 | Little more than a year ago you could n't give away shares in the small computer company sector — so friendless were they that Star Computer Group Plc found it necessary to get into bed with a purveyor of pizzas to improve its visibility and rating : after Tadpole Technology Plc and now Division Group Plc — which soared to 107 pence on its first day of trading from the 40 pence placing price before settling at 96 pence — the rest of the sector looks set for a re-rating as investors seek to discern hidden charms that others have overlooked . |
| 11 | Not only were they prolific breeding stock , but some very useful dogs were to appear from their matings . |
| 12 | Demos are an excellent way for amateur programmers to hone their skills as they can set themselves any task they wish to perfect , be it exciting text scrollies , explosive FX , multiple sprite animation ( mention sprite masking and you 're a dead man ! — Ed ) , rotation , scaling or just about any other facet that makes Commodore games so wild ‘ n ’ wonderful . |
| 13 | and the tray , that 's it though , that is it actual Christmas drink that goes round the room and then the presents come out I look out the window and the snow blow |
| 14 | Is it hot cross bun day today ? |
| 15 | Is it real crocodile skin , by the way ? ’ |
| 16 | Is it still Easter break for you ? |
| 17 | Is it still labour policy that erm sixth forms should be abolished and replaced by tertiary colleges ? |
| 18 | Is it still fishing season like ? |
| 19 | Is it still fishing season ? |
| 20 | The is it eleven pound load I think it is ? |
| 21 | WHY is it that hotel owners and operators put so much emphasis on recruiting professional ‘ hotel designers ’ to create the right hotel , but , when it comes to the inclusion of leisure facilities , then they appear to approach any designer , with the impression that it can be addressed from a design viewpoint just like any other area ? |
| 22 | But finally , why is it that game show contestants are never UNEMPLOYED ? |
| 23 | Why is it that hearing loss can play havoc with self-confidence ? |
| 24 | I despise the idea and practice of blood sports , but this violent reaction threw up a profile of wildly inconsistent attitudes which puzzles me ; how is it that fox hunting is legal and fishing is the most popular outdoor recreational activity in Britain , yet badger killing invokes a desire for public retribution — lynch mob fever , almost — over and above the punishment of the courts ? |
| 25 | But why is it that AIDS victims suffer from such obscure infections ? |
| 26 | Conversely , why is it that finance managers seem to think they have a monopoly on numeracy ? |
| 27 | How is it that Television South West passed the quality threshold , offered by far the most money but still lost ? |
| 28 | For example , is it good business sense to open a fish and chip shop in a row of shops which already includes a burger bar , a Chinese take-away and an Indian restaurant . |
| 29 | Is it any wonder McDougall is now on loan to Mitchley Infirmary ? |
| 30 | Is it any wonder Solaris 2.0-on-Intel is late or is the summer heat just making us cranky ? |