Example sentences of "what it [is] [prep] [verb] in " in BNC.

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1 If a grown-up really wants to find out what it is like to live in a young person 's world , let him or her get down on hands and knees and go about like that for a week .
2 People in Britain tend to have strong feelings about what it is like to live in rural or urban areas .
3 teams know what it is like to play in a school for educationally sub-normal children who can not ( or do not want to ) distinguish between the ‘ baddy ’ character and the actor — who finds himself molested as he retreats to his car after the show !
4 ‘ You just do n't know what it 's like living in a town — it 's different . ’
5 But all were agreed that her insight into what it 's like to work in space was fascinating .
6 But surely we 're all aware enough of what it 's like playing in pubs and clubs , in duos , trios or bands , and if anyone has some amazing revelation on this front they can always write and let us know .
7 Paul says it 's a sport for all the youngest who 's been in a raft is 5 … the oldest is 95 … anyone can come and see what it 's like playing in whitewater
8 If the questioner persists by saying : ‘ At least explain to me what it 's like to believe in God ’ , they will refuse the offer once again .
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