Example sentences of "is [det] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Others are not reported because of embarrassment or fear on the part of the victim ( rape , domestic assaults ) , or because he or she thinks that there is little the police can do about it ( vandalism , shoplifting ) , or that the offence is not very serious anyway , or that there is no unwilling victim ( drug abuse , soliciting , under-age sex ) . |
2 | It 's difficult as far as the alternatives are concerned , is that no alternatives , but effectively it 's about four times the cost to administer , because you can dip a hundred sheep off one of the er , packs and it 's a smaller pack . |
3 | Is that no good ? |
4 | And there 's no opting out : the price of admission to a tutorial is that every student shares in the discussion . |
5 | Is that a problem ? ’ |
6 | ‘ Is that a problem ? ’ |
7 | the next meeting in March , with very good reason , it clashes with a conference that needs to attend so we 're proposing , with your agreement , that we put it forward a week to the seventeenth of March , is that a problem for anybody ? |
8 | Is that a problem , or is it not a problem ? |
9 | is that a problem then ? |
10 | Well , is that a problem ? |
11 | ‘ Is that a proposal ? ’ |
12 | ‘ Excuse me , is that a boy or a girl ? ’ |
13 | Is that a school book is n't it ? |
14 | Is that a school one as well ? |
15 | Which Irish , is that a company or something ? |
16 | Is that a Bernard or one that you happen to know of ? |
17 | ‘ Is that a clove ? ’ asked Mrs Harper , triumphant . |
18 | Is that a sheep down there . |
19 | ‘ Is that a promise , Chris , or will I have to wait another six months before I bump into you — literally ? ’ |
20 | ‘ Is that a promise ? ’ |
21 | Is that a donkey ? |
22 | I do n't know is that a king ? |
23 | ‘ Oh , is that a voice ? ’ |
24 | Indeed , at the risk of causing offence , it must be said that in response to such a comment I have heard more than one distraught person say , with a puzzled look , ‘ is that a pub around here then ? , |
25 | Is that a bread knife ? |
26 | Or is that a dream as well ? ) |
27 | Yeah is that a help or a hindrance ? |
28 | Is that a vector ? |
29 | Is that a triangle ? |
30 | ‘ Oh , is that a salami in his pocket ? ’ she said all innocent , with eyes as wide as a Volvo 's sidelights . |