Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] what [pers pn] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | Which the big glass will not only deny but show up for what it is : narcissism , regression , the refusal to see things as they are . |
| 2 | When Nick and the Bad Seeds take the stage though , the cosiness of most indie pop is shown up for what it is in the harsh light of some feral and shadowy music . |
| 3 | What for the insider might be the purification of a defensible religion by its exposure to scientific criticism , would for the outsider be one more step along the path to destruction as an inherently implausible account of human destiny was shown up for what it is . |
| 4 | But Pete , I may be a bit of a shit mysel' and not exactly a paragon of virtues , and mebbee I 'm not what I made people think I was , but that does n't mean that it is n't true — ; the greed of the bourgeoisie , the oppression , the need to show it up for what it is . |
| 5 | He flashed Helen a nice white smile : ‘ We can certainly get the income up on what it is now . |
| 6 | We may find the latter is the more elusive and the more central question , which opens out into what it is to like and to love , what it is to be content , and what it is to be happy . |
| 7 | But the signs are that street-wise teenagers who caused the Chipie boom are moving on again , leaving the brand to settle back to what it is meant to be , a broad-based fashionable collection with an appeal to all members of the family who like off-beat colours and tradition given a twist . |
| 8 | back to what it is then , yeah |