Example sentences of "be [det] [adv] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | mean you 're all quite an observant bunch here |
| 2 | ‘ Or is that just an Eldar wearing a human mask ? ’ she asked . |
| 3 | Is that not an example of private wealth at the expense of public underfunding ? |
| 4 | Is that not an interesting observation ? |
| 5 | Or is this just an elaborate distraction created by her mind to avoid facing her infertility ? |
| 6 | Is this just an ordinary camera you 've used ? |
| 7 | Is this just an aberration , if you look at the road markings , you 'll see it seems to be official , cos the road is marked out for driving on the right , and the reason is that er , traffic law in this country says , that vehicles drive on the left , except in Savoy Street . |
| 8 | Why is this not an explanation of the lunar crust being thicker on one side than on the other ? |
| 9 | Is this not an intolerable interference with the freedom of action of any British Government , and is the Prime Minister aware that , in 12 of the past 18 years , successive Governments , Labour and Conservative , have spent more than 3 per cent . |
| 10 | Or is this merely an unexpectedly concentrated pay-off for Christie 's long-standing ( since 1766 ) rapport with the oldest and grandest British families ? |
| 11 | But is this really an unlikely choice ? |
| 12 | Yet the question has to be asked : how much is this really an artificial crisis which will subside as quickly as it has arisen ? |
| 13 | It was all only an excuse . |