Example sentences of "[be] it [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor , it transpires , is it clearly the case that any controls are needed . |
| 2 | Nor is it invariably the case that there must be a legal right . |
| 3 | Are you , are you definitely away Catherine or are you , is it just the day that you 're going out ? |
| 4 | Is it just the hall they 're using ? |
| 5 | Now is it just the Managers , what about the rank and file of the workforce ? |
| 6 | I mean or is it just the author 's view of how |
| 7 | no hang on that , no , no , yeah , what is it just the thing of the moment about cloud , what does it , what does a cloud represent , Ben suggested power , any thing else |
| 8 | Is it just the contents ? |
| 9 | So is it badly smashed this car or is it just the bumper ? |
| 10 | But is it just the centenary of the parish council , that 's why I thought of the Southwell bit but what do y , what about that |
| 11 | Is it somehow the Jews ' fault ? |
| 12 | Is it simply the removal of discrimination ? |
| 13 | I mean , the mountain is usually referred to as Mount Ararat , is n't it , I did n't know , several of them , erm , is Ararat the place where the mountains were , or is it actually the name of the mountains . |
| 14 | We 're certainly paying , I , I , I think it 's capital receipts , is it off , is it only the capital receipts on the interest . |
| 15 | Is it only the recession that makes so many people , especially the young , talk so much about their job prospects ? |
| 16 | No I hope it stays like this , is it gon na stay like this all day or is it only the morning ? |
| 17 | Is it then the case that no group of these fundamental quantitative propositions of science can be interpreted as stating causal connections ? |
| 18 | Is it truly the province of logic to examine , to uncover , and consequently to explain the nature of things , rather than the province of Physics and the other sciences instead ? |
| 19 | Er you must therefore ask yourselves the question , why is it therefore the government has decided to er re re remove the funding er for this particular project erm never mind they said er we now know how to build fast reactors , look there 's one we 've already built , a prototype we have th the , the er the th the blueprints , the drawings for a full scale version and when we actually need the fast reactors in say the year two thousand and ten or thereabouts , we 'll just get the blueprints out of the filing cabinet and we will build them . |
| 20 | Nor is it merely the result of ‘ law and order ’ ideology , although that is one potent factor . |
| 21 | Is it really the breed for you ? |
| 22 | Is it really the case that ordinary mem bers of the public have a hatred of the police so virulent that it completely overbears normal reactions of shock , concern , and compassion ? |
| 23 | Is it really the case that consent is not required from non-property-owners ? |
| 24 | A growing urban demand for food has tended to stimulate production in the larger and more commercialised enterprises , but this is not of necessity nor is it always the case . |
| 25 | ‘ Why is it always the woman who 's to blame , in your book ? ’ an angry Robbie wanted to know . |
| 26 | So did this fella keep visitors right up through the year or was it just the Summer |
| 27 | Erm can I just clarify that the thirty million of erm savings , was that actual redundancy costs which took place in ninety two or was that redundancy costs plus the sav commensurate savings which will then benefit ninety three er or was it just the savings ? |
| 28 | Or was it only the storm ? |
| 29 | ‘ Was it only the meal , Sam ? ’ |
| 30 | Was it really the case that characters changed when love took charge ? |