Example sentences of "[conj] be you " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Or are ya ? |
| 2 | ‘ Er , is there any more clearing up that needs doing or are you done now ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Or are you going to tell me what you think of my hair ? |
| 4 | Are you handling 8x4ft sheets of MDF or are you handling dirty great 12ft boards of ash or , like our friends the chair-makers in Harland , are your components hardly ever longer than 24in . |
| 5 | ‘ Do n't you understand English or are you just stupid ’ |
| 6 | When a child gets out of line in assembly and the teacher shouts ‘ Do n't you understand English or are you just stupid ’ , or when Indian parents who do come to speak to teachers are laughed at or rebuffed , children both black and white learn just how Indians are thought of by people who matter . |
| 7 | Do you assume you have no Christian believers among your readers or are you deliberately seeking to insult and estrange them ? |
| 8 | Come on Jennifer — or are you going out with Michael ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Or are you making assumptions ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Can you offer me no explanation of such clear symptoms , or are you ignoring these , are you telling me that such suffering is a figment of my imagination ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Are you a woodcarver or are you a butcher ? ’ |
| 12 | Firstly , will you be tackling general structural carpentry and simple furniture making only , or are you intent on becoming a master cabinetmaker ? |
| 13 | Or are you going to start getting even less money than you do now , and want me to take a cut in the housekeeping ? |
| 14 | Or are you thinking it was maybe yourself struck the blow ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Do you do a lot of newspaper reading , or are you more a weekend reader ? ’ |
| 16 | Or are you a shrewd business man , a man quick to see the profits of this world ? |
| 17 | Or are you on the streets ? ’ |
| 18 | Come on , get your coat — or are you already wearing it ? |
| 19 | Scotch if you 've got it — or are you waving the emerald flag for the benefit of certain up-and:coming Irish politicians of the lineage of the closest thing we in the States have to a royal family ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ You know this , or are you guessing ? ’ |
| 21 | Are you just a cabbage ? he wondered — brain-dead ? or are you trying to warn us about something ? |
| 22 | Is your fiancé 's brother making your life difficult or are you struggling to find the perfect bridesmaid 's present ? |
| 23 | Or are you singing ‘ Hallelujah ’ |
| 24 | Is it to be only for fun and general amusement , or are you a perfectionist , seeking impeccable exposures and absolute control over the photography ? |
| 25 | Are you saving up , reading about business management , surveying the market , giving yourself a deadline — or are you just wistfully dreaming over the cash register , with no intention of making your dream a reality ? |
| 26 | Or are you marking time , hoping your fairy godmother will wave her magic wand ? |
| 27 | All this time , she was staring at my legs , and suddenly asked : ‘ Are those nylons you are wearing , or are you wearing no stockings at all ? ’ |
| 28 | Or are you innocent because you acted in self defence ? |
| 29 | Or are you taking it all a little too personally ? |
| 30 | ‘ And are my eyes deceiving me or are you not the girl who ruined the broomstick display last year ? |