Example sentences of "is [pron] [adv] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | The only problem for bargain hunters is that there is nothing under £24.50 on the grand wine list — but that 's a first-class Cotes du Rhone from Guigal which is ideal for midday . |
2 | You can do what I always do , which is I just sort of casually throw mine away , erm , because I just find it clutters the binder up otherwise . |
3 | S 69 , FA 1985 , which replaced ss 124 , 125 , CGTA 1979 , and is itself now part of the Taxation of Capital Gains Act 1992 , makes it clear that , in connection with a retirement relief claim , a disposal of business assets is a disposal of the whole or part of a business , or a disposal of one or more assets which , at the time at which a business ceased to be carried on , were in use for the purposes of that business . |
4 | Is there much competition between people at work , or are you united in fighting external competition ? |
5 | The novel , after all , did n't arise when belief in God arose ; nor , for that matter , is there much correlation between those novelists who believed most strongly in the omniscient narrator and those who believed most strongly in the omniscient creator . |
6 | Is there much emphasis on training , and if so is it based on action ‘ Learn as you do ’ or the more traditional ‘ Talk and chalk ’ ? |
7 | Is there much difference between this sort of arrangement and that prevailing at Lourdes today ? |
8 | ‘ Is there much difference in age ? ’ |
9 | A furtive thought occurs — is there still time for Neil to stand down ? |
10 | Are you , er is it still time , or is there still time for people to get involved if they have n't already filled in their application form ? |
11 | Ant colonies often entertain a variety of parasitic arthropods such as beetles and mites , and some that are merely commensal ; that is they merely co-habit with the ants , and thereby perhaps gain protection , or scavenge for scrap food , but do no obvious harm . |
12 | Is it tonight Casualty on ? |
13 | But is it also part of the push to bring down inflation , to curb credit ? |
14 | Looking there , or is it better sort of , clearing your floor and get a wider dancing space and |
15 | Mhm and is it basically kind of regular hours you do ? |
16 | Is it really evidence of what it claims to be evidence of ? |
17 | Is it ( a ) structures ; ( b ) physical location ; ( c ) services ; or is it really power over decision making ? |
18 | A new cooker or whatever can be a tremendous boon and investment but before you go out and spend money ask yourself questions about the way you live : is the pace hectic or leisurely ? how many and what sort of meals do you have to provide ? are you far from a good supermarket or freezer centre ? how much time do you have for shopping ? are you out at work all day ? do you grow your own vegetables ? how often do you entertain ? can you spend time on cooking and food preparation or is it always meals in a hurry ? |
19 | So I said is he any good at it ? |
20 | Is he any good at maths ? |