Example sentences of "is [pers pn] [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I never remember which it is you American girls prefer , my dear , coffee or tea — or is it chocolate ?
2 How is it that faith has been so divorced from knowledge ?
3 What I 've done now is taken you through to the point where , we 're asking ourselves what is it that management make a mess of ?
4 Is it standard policy to include facts like that in your research ? ’
5 Er is it each country has one
6 The mechanic says that on that year the truck the part was handcrafted in Zogmolia near Flelzonia and not only is it double reverse threaded but that its made from a rare alloy rendered from toxic wastes in New Jersey ; however , he has assured me while trying to hold back a laugh and spraying spittle all over me he knows a junk yard on Mars where he can get the part soon .
7 Is it paternalistic approval bestowed whether it is really deserved or not , or acknowledgement of output targets that are routinely reached .
8 Is it any wonder given such casual leadership from the Welsh Office , that standards in the Agency itself fell to such unacceptable levels .
9 Is it any good to write to a Solicitor ? ’ he asked Hooton .
10 Nor is it any use to insist that you can conceive of what it is like for a knee which is not yours to be hurting .
11 Then Harriet Shakespeare said , more softly and sounding puzzled , ‘ So why is it any use talking to me ?
12 Nor is it any use going with non-riding friends or family , unless riding is just one part of a sporting package which also includes walking and fishing for example , or even wind surfing or canoeing .
13 No longer is it any use making a note in your diary at home about the meal you 'll be enjoying at a friend 's on Wednesday night .
14 Nor is it flippant liberalism to point this out — though there may be significance in the fact that anyone who does so has immediately to excuse himself , as I find myself doing .
15 well what is it this Monday coming ?
16 Fair enough , but my point is this : if you 're bitten by a pye-dog and the wound becomes infected , is it sensible behaviour to carry on hanging out with pye-dogs ?
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