Example sentences of "[to-vb] what they [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked at her in silence for several long moments , but instead of denying the accusation he said , ‘ As my acting hostess I expect you to know what they 're like , otherwise it will be impossible for you to explain that honeymooners expecting luxury suites with king-sized beds will have to settle for a roll in the hay . ’ |
| 2 | He did n't seem to know what they were in there for . |
| 3 | For example , after picking the first letter of a word they were seeking , users had to scroll through all the words in the database beginning with that letter to find what they were after . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't really want to imagine what they were like but I know it 's not an intense thing for him to do like Platoon was . |
| 5 | For example , when I go to the market to buy fruit , I will usually , despite what the stall-holder says , try to handle an apple or two from the display to see what they are like . |
| 6 | He interviewed , one by one , some of the other names put forward by Fisher , to see what they were like in comparison with Ramsey whom he knew already . |