Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] be [noun] or [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most record-company chiefs had risen to their position by one of two ways ; either they were ‘ record men ’ born and bred , who by their own taste and judgement had quietly built their own companies , or had risen through the sales and marketing ranks of some multinational to positions of prominence ; or they were lawyers or accountants , practised in the art of negotiation and creative bookkeeping . |
| 2 | All alumni who have returned a questionnaire indicating that they are teachers or careers advisers will receive an invitation . |
| 3 | To say that they are right or wrong is virtually meaningless . |
| 4 | Some may say that it is efficiency or effectiveness . |
| 5 | But it makes no sense to say of something imprinted that it is right or wrong . |
| 6 | In those days I was going , and was only intrigued to learn that it was Mespot or Iraq as it became . |
| 7 | He snatched my ticket , demanded to know if I was Miss or Mrs. glanced at my ringless left hand when I refused to answer , crossed out ‘ Ms ’ and wrote ‘ Miss ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ He asked me once , ’ she said huskily , ‘ if I was predator or prey . ’ |
| 9 | as if we were royalty , Alec thought with an amused smile ; as if we were Tudors or Plantagenets . |
| 10 | You ca n't even tell if they 're girls or boys . |
| 11 | I du n no if they 're friends or brothers . |
| 12 | These are an alternative healthy choice , particularly if they are seafood or chicken-based . |
| 13 | We can then look at one or two of the still images as if they were statues or models in a theme park . |
| 14 | The horses did n't know if they were Arthur or Martha ! |
| 15 | Ask them what they would do if they were Superman or Superwoman . |
| 16 | The most direct link between the Fabians and Spencer is Beatrice Webb , who was brought up under his tutelage , absorbed his scientific method of viewing ‘ all social institutions exactly as if they were plants or animals — things that could be observed , classified and explained ’ , but who eventually shook herself ‘ completely free from laisser-faire bias ’ . |
| 17 | By the end of the week at least 100 people had died and 1,000 had been injured ; Izvestiya reported that some of the bodies that had been found were so thoroughly mutilated it was impossible to tell if they were men or women . |
| 18 | Well , I 'm a bit of toucher myself and I , I do n't mind if it 's friends or family or someone I 'm keen on |
| 19 | There developed a saying , ‘ If it 's Tuesday or Wednesday , it must be Melin Meloch . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ It come to 'im from 'is dad ; 'e says 'e feels undressed without it an' do n't know whether it 's 'alf-past five or ten to eight when 'e gets up , or if it 's teatime or dinnertime . |
| 21 | Perhaps fuelling Dei 's own fervour , ’ If the story 's there and is worth telling then it does n't matter if it 's men or women involved in the telling — it 's got to be told ! ’ and I can hardly wait . |
| 22 | I disremember if it was October or November — it was October , 'cos it was before I came up here to join the matriculation class . ’ |
| 23 | When I enquired if it was Miss or Mrs Hauxwell , she said , ‘ Oh no , no , no — Miss by name and Miss by nature , that 's what my uncle always said ’ . |
| 24 | That was the case if it was assertiveness or French . |
| 25 | Would you go down a hole if it was life or death that was just enough for you to get into |
| 26 | Not if it was life or death ? |
| 27 | Would n't you ever do it if it was life or death ? |
| 28 | Would you do it if it was life or death ? |
| 29 | Cos you could n't remember if it was March or April if you remember on that M O T certificate . |
| 30 | I tried straw about two years ago , approx half a bale in a 1500 gallon pond , although I do not know if it was barley or wheat straw . |