Example sentences of "and [is] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | While Shatov expounds and disputes ardently , and incidentally takes a lot of good- and God-focused material off the shoulders of the notebook Stavrogin ( ‘ ‘ Shatov must be tied up before you can argue with him , ' ’ Stepan Verkhovensky sometimes joked' ) , only to Kirillov can it be said and is it said , ‘ you have n't swallowed an idea , but an idea has swallowed you ’ — to which he responds delightedly with ‘ That 's good . |
| 2 | And is it not a true bill , now as in 1918 ? |
| 3 | There 's going to be a real tug-of-war : ‘ here comes the past , and is it going to take over ? ’ . |
| 4 | I have found no evidence that at any stage anyone said ‘ what is this Sterling Area , and is it obviously a good thing for Britain ? ’ |
| 5 | After dinner the talk fell to the great question which was uppermost in Lewis 's mind : that question being , in the words of his pupil Betjeman , ‘ and is it true , and is it true , this most amazing tale of all ? ’ |
| 6 | After dinner the talk fell to the great question which was uppermost in Lewis 's mind : that question being , in the words of his pupil Betjeman , ‘ and is it true , and is it true , this most amazing tale of all ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ And is it ‘ refreshing ’ to be inhaling particles of cotton twelve hours a day ? ’ |
| 8 | And is it art ? |
| 9 | And is it not clearly in American interests to resist this ? |
| 10 | Is this engine available and is it a worthwhile conversion in terms of increased power and better fuel consumption ? |
| 11 | Exactly what was the input to the piece of writing and is it a first or fourth draft ? |
| 12 | What constitutes proof , and is it possible ? |
| 13 | Does the ‘ expansion ’ pipe hook over the tank and is it free and unobstructed ( see Chapter 6 ) ? |
| 14 | Q. Can my partner take out a DOUBLE PAYMENT PLAN — and is it worth it ? |
| 15 | In popular debate about crime one issue always comes to the fore : how much crime is there in our society , and is it increasing or decreasing ? |
| 16 | Does this increase in variation mean that we can speak of a specifically ‘ local ’ politics , and if so is this based around local issues and is it generated through local processes ? |
| 17 | And is it merely coincidence that the two completed studies in the field both revolve around hilly terrain , just as Persinger suggested ? |
| 18 | What was the best game ever reviewed in ZZAP ! and is it worth now what mark it got ? |
| 19 | What is a ‘ body perm ’ and is it what I need ? |
| 20 | And is it as poor as his theme for The Big Match ? |
| 21 | And is it not ( by its elastic force ) expanded through all the heavens ? ’ |
| 22 | And is it any wonder , too , that the legal aid bill is rocketing totally out of control ? |
| 23 | And is it worth it , you must ask yourself . |
| 24 | Is your work legible , and is it written in good English ? |
| 25 | And is it true that you can achieve that long-desired perfect body shape from toning up different areas like thighs and buttocks ? |
| 26 | Q Please could you tell me if I can keep a Lionfish in my tank — and is it safe to do so , from my own point of view ? |
| 27 | And is it because of them that you 're worried about the future — do you get depressed as a grandparent ? |
| 28 | And is it gin or sherry ? ’ |
| 29 | And is it better to be poor Kittykins , in that dull ground-floor flat in the wrong part of Windsor , for whom life 's highlights have dwindled to pension day and nature programmes on the telly box ? |
| 30 | 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 ? |