Example sentences of "is [pers pn] a good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Oh well , it depends how things turn out — we 'll see — soon enough — is it a good idea to go there or not ? |
2 | If asked to ‘ zip me up ’ by a drysuit diver , why is it a good idea to offer him the loop of the closed zip afterwards ? |
3 | Is it a good idea to fix some ? |
4 | Is it a good idea for DEC to boast that its VAX 6310s were the ‘ workhorses ’ of the British Broadcasting Corporation 's electoral analysis machine when the BBC 's predictions of the UK election result last week — along with just about the entire market research industry — turned out to be so wide of the mark ? |
5 | Is it a good idea ? 3.7 . |
6 | But is it a good idea to break the punctuation rule , even for such a reason ? |
7 | And erm on page thirty six , on two , is it a good idea because has a dreadful bend and I 'm really in favour of this . |
8 | I shall be asking him questions such as ‘ Is it a good idea for parents to encourage their children to become interested in science by buying them toys , such as a chemistry sets , for Christmas ’ . |
9 | We talked earlier about amateur British people and we talked about amateur British magistrates and I 'm a , an amateur British magistrate , but the question that I 'm going to put next was put by a colleague of mine , who has preferred to remain anonymous , and that is , it 's proposed to fine motorists on the spot for minor offencmes in this country in the near future , and the question is , ‘ Does this system apply in other European countries , and is it a good system ? ’ |
10 | Is it a good hotel ? ’ |
11 | ‘ And is it a good job ? ’ |
12 | Is it a good job ? ’ |
13 | ‘ Is it a good morning ? ’ |
14 | Is it a good microphone ? |
15 | ‘ Is it a good party ? ’ |
16 | ‘ When in general is it a good time for me to phone you ? |
17 | The problem is that annuity rates fall as interest rates fall , so is it a good time to buy an annuity when interest rates are low and what can be done about it ? |
18 | Is it a good time to try it ? |
19 | But is it a good model ? |
20 | Lastly , in terms of chemistry as a career , is it a good career these days , Peter ? |
21 | Is it a good movie ? |
22 | ‘ Suits me , ’ I said , ‘ but is it a good place to dig your trench under a tree ? ’ |
23 | Is it a good place to live ? |
24 | Is it a good place to work do you like it ? |
25 | ‘ Is it a good thing or a bad thing ? ’ |
26 | Geoff Geoffrey Hoskins is it a good thing that we no longer we have too super pow powers viewing for authority and all the rest of it or are you as worried as ? |
27 | erm I think in a way to , as many a parent knows , to act instantly , cause some pain , and then let the matter drop , is a very good system in some senses , but is it , is it a good thing to have happening in the middle of traffic ? erm I suggest that on the whole something might be gained if this was tried here . |
28 | All the buses that are on the routes now extra buses , is it a better bus service ? |
29 | But is it a better job do you think ? |
30 | Inzamam , tall , languid , inventive and punishing , will also be fascinating to watch this season as Pakistan tour , but is he a better player than Tendulkar ? |