Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] are [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I spoke to Kevin on the phone yesterday but sadly he has chosen this weekend to go home to Dunsteld , when Mark & I are here at Drumstinchall . |
| 2 | ‘ It is also an unbelievable chance for Germany to have the fifth most important tennis tournament in the world … a certainty also that tennis will continue there when Steffi Graf or I are no longer around . ’ |
| 3 | You are either strong-willed or you are not . |
| 4 | You are an optimistic type , or you are not . |
| 5 | Either you are in showbusiness or you are not . |
| 6 | Therefore if you have a limited budget , or you are not sure if you 'll take to machine knitting , this would be a good machine to start with . |
| 7 | Lawyer A checked in his books , but said that it was as he had feared ‘ You are either insured or you are not . |
| 8 | Such a drug , he suggests , would be not unlike crack , and the poor shmucks who were n't UMC would love it , while those who 'd worked so hard for their privileges would despise the short-cut : you 're either UMC or you are n't , simulacra wo n't do . |
| 9 | Well , you are , or you are n't , laddie . ’ |
| 10 | You either are or you are n't . |
| 11 | No matter how volatile the economy you seem to have divine protection , whether this is because you have saved for a rainy day or you are just downright lucky . |
| 12 | This is nearly as demanding as the main route so I 'd only do it if the tops are covered in mist or you are absolutely worn out . |
| 13 | ‘ Yes , Ellie , you do know , ’ he said quietly , in direct contrast to her stormy denial , ‘ and I can either believe that the letters were used merely as a passport for something else , or you are indeed a calculating little bitch intent only on causing pain . ’ |
| 14 | It 's been — delightful , and either you are a very good actress or you are genuinely innocent of guile . |
| 15 | Most of the time we 're either sitting outside the head 's office or we are either fighting or we are either arguing with them . |
| 16 | Most of the time we 're either sitting outside the head 's office or we are either fighting or we are either arguing with them . |
| 17 | we 've got to act fairly quickly so can we decide in principle whether we 're going to do this or not and let them know that we either are or we are n't . |
| 18 | PLAYER : Or we are as far as he is . |
| 19 | 4th OCTOBER ****ed X last night and then discarded him or her Are n't I cruel tee he ? |
| 20 | ‘ Either men are , or they are not , children of God , with immortal souls , destined for eternity , and possessed of God-given rights no government can take away . |
| 21 | Either they are human beings or they are not ’ . |
| 22 | Either they are there or they are not . |
| 23 | In the unlikely event that we fail to provide you with the services as confirmed to you by us at the time of booking or they are not of a reasonable standard , then we accept responsibility whether caused by our employees , agents or suppliers , save that ( i ) we shall not accept responsibility or liability for death , bodily injury or illness caused to you or others named on your booking form , except as set out below and ( ii ) we limit our responsibility or liability in respect of carriage by air , sea or land to that provided for by the relevant international conventions in respect of such carriage . |
| 24 | If there are not enough lawyers , or they are not in the right place , knowing that a solicitor can be of assistance is of no value . |
| 25 | I have also complained to you continually about the loss of orders I have taken from my customers , ie back orders which get lost on the computer or they are not delivered due to the lack of stock . |
| 26 | The streets are n't cleaned often enough or they are n't cleaned at all . |
| 27 | ‘ People are either your friends or they are n't . |
| 28 | The clergy either notice nothing or they are n't telling . |
| 29 | Or they are up against an anti-terrorist policy so cynical that its devisers are prepared to sacrifice a certain amount of civilian life in order to strip the terrorists of any legitimacy . |
| 30 | It may be that they have just had their operation or they are just about to have it . ’ |