Example sentences of "is it [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The question really means : What is it about the idea of a god that gives it its stability and penetrance in the cultural environment ? |
| 2 | " Is it about the competition , Mr Feather ? " |
| 3 | So , you know , is there anything , is it about the way you work , is it about the way the course is taught , is it about you know sort of reassurance and pastoral type stuff , is it about , you know , what ? |
| 4 | So , you know , is there anything , is it about the way you work , is it about the way the course is taught , is it about you know sort of reassurance and pastoral type stuff , is it about , you know , what ? |
| 5 | And what is it about the cat that is the specific trigger for the irrational panics ? |
| 6 | Is it about the Mafia ? |
| 7 | What is it about the changes that occur in a crossroads period that mark them out as structural changes , distinct from the movement and change experienced during the intervening years ? |
| 8 | If it is indeed the loosening of control over associative thought — Woolf 's ‘ Wings in the Head ’ — that is the basic mechanism responsible for autism then the question arises : what is it about the mind that modulates this process , allowing it some free rein , though being capable on occasions of going badly awry , leading to psychosis ? |
| 9 | Is it about the house ? |
| 10 | Is it beyond the wit , guts and grace of ordinary men and women to re-assemble in fresher alliances on the basis of fresh thinking ? |
| 11 | Whetstones Dhrystones No Coprocessor 133,000 9471 Intel 387DX 2497000 9471 RapidCad 3777000 10199 Is it worth the money ? |
| 12 | One more question you might ask yourself is : Is it Worth the Fight ? |
| 13 | They too must remember the many faces of fairness , and ask , in each case , what function the elected body serves , what they want to achieve ( punishing politicians , however deservedly , is an inappropriate answer ) and is it worth the upheaval ? |
| 14 | Is it worth the hassle ? |
| 15 | Is it worth the effort ? |
| 16 | Is it worth the upgrade ? |
| 17 | This may provide calmer sailing but is it worth the trouble ? |
| 18 | Is it with the hose ? |
| 19 | As surveys his operations , is it with the eye of the secretary for mining ? |
| 20 | That 's compensation , is it for the tenants living in the flats ? |
| 21 | Moderator I tell you what the convenor would say six four O is it for the panel to bring forward a rite or is it for the er committee on worship to bring forward rites ? |
| 22 | I said alright , how much is it for the starter motor with the solenoid built onto it like ? |
| 23 | Is it to go to all the members of your organisation , is it to be read by the Board of Directors only , is it to be studied by the upper echelon of the scientific staff , or is it for the eyes of your boss only ? |
| 24 | I would like to ask , why , when there co-operation at the , the Strathclyde bus company they have buses that are running choc-a-block constantly full , but then again suddenly a bus that does n't pay its full way is taken off and people that are dependant on that bus are left without any transport , why ca n't the busy bus subsidise the bus that is n't ? , because after it its public transport , so is it a complete and utter profit that the buses are running for or is it for the convenience of the public ? because it is |
| 25 | Is it for the clients , as in our example of community nurses speeding round to give this essential drug , or for the staff , to get the work done ? |
| 26 | Is it on the Cote d'Azur ? |
| 27 | Is it on the downs ? |
| 28 | But I 'll say is it on the gardening page , is it on the letters page , pray for the sports page I always say and people look at me quite you know with a quite a look on their face when I sort of say that and I 'm absolutely serious , I 'll say you know if you get a four paragraph story on the gardeners ' page , you 're home . |
| 29 | Is it on the ceiling or not ? |
| 30 | Is it on the floor somewhere ? |