Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] be he " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I am therefore issuing my second challenge to Michael Fallon : will he now withdraw his remarks and accept that real cuts are taking place in Darlington 's training provision or is he scared of the truth about training ? ’ |
2 | Just looking at those prices on the screen I suppose Oakes General Pershing is a worthy favourite or is he ? |
3 | Is he worried about his seat or is he living in fairy land ? |
4 | Has he gone to college or is he in bed ? |
5 | ‘ Is he here on the key or is he safe ? ’ |
6 | Heseltine faced the tactical dilemma that were he to campaign openly and be seen to be instrumental in splitting the party and bringing down the Prime Minister , he would be criticised as divisive and disloyal . |
7 | It was four years ago that Billy Wright was Best Man at his cousin 's wedding and were he first met his future wife . |
8 | Is John at work or is he , he starts on Monday ? |
9 | Is he at home or is he down there ? |
10 | Often , if they have a disposition to broader problem-solving , the search consultant can provide views on several issues : the potential organisational structure ; how the individual would fit in ; the likely scope of his or her responsibilities ; if the tasks he or she will be set are manageable and possibly whether candidates can be found in the market who meet a particular specification ; whether the search can be a UK-based search or needs to be international ; whether any of the top candidates can be attracted for the remuneration or does the remuneration of the senior team need reviewing ; is the nationality of the candidate important ; could a woman do the job ; what happened to the last job holder ; did he or she move on to a bigger job or was he or she fired , and was that person successful in the role ? |
11 | Is the right hon. Gentleman , therefore , going to allow the Resettlement Agency to rat upon his pledge or is he not ? |
12 | Er , I do n't know what his job is , is he a manager or is he unemployed at the moment ? |
13 | Is he merely discarding a belief or is he grieving a person ? |
14 | To tell you the truth Brenda , I 'm very sorry for her because I think that she and Ned have made a really a quite ferocious mess of their life , they 've never intended to be slaving away to be doing kitchen fitting , he wanted to do wood sculpture that was he 's idea in |
15 | But was he man or was he beast ? |
16 | In this situation is Y a buyer and re-seller or is he merely X 's agent for selling the goods to Z ? |
17 | Peter Mandelson , the Labour Party 's director of communications , said yesterday : ‘ Mr Kinnock neither has the Prime Minister 's folie de grandeur nor is he running scared of the British people . |
18 | This is on is he er on injections for diabetes or is he er |
19 | A handsome child , Cara 's bold image , it seemed , with Odette 's timid spirit , apparently engrossed in a book or was he ? — from which he did not lift his eyes . |
20 | Is Y a buyer and reseller or is he X's agent ? |
21 | Is he out of of hospital or is he still in ? |
22 | Was the ruler 's freedom of action significantly limited by independent institutions and social pressure or was he in a position to subject every social stratum to his own will ? |
23 | George I 'm not being but is he sure he 's right |
24 | Was he calling her bluff or was he serious ? |
25 | It 's donkey 's years Is young Ben sailing this weekend or is he |
26 | I have no doubt that were he here today he would tell us that he was merely offering the hypothesis as a basis for argument ; but bearing in mind that the right hon. and learned Gentleman is the author of the words that I uttered a moment or two ago in support of the analysis of the historical nature of the government of Scotland , the Government should certainly take some account of this further straw in the wind . |
27 | In this case D is clearly asking a price for his promise but is he in the former case ? |