Example sentences of "be what [noun sg] [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One issue will be what interest is to be payable on the retention monies . |
| 2 | These are not just minor counter examples that prove the rule , as Olson 's reference to the personal nature of letters attempts to suggest : they are what literacy is . |
| 3 | They are what slimming is all about . |
| 4 | That 's what reading 's for , so you |
| 5 | But for us as archaeologists it 's a er it 's wonderful because it shows change and that 's what archaeology is all about , the the influence of humans on place or landscape or or whatever it may be wherever you are . |
| 6 | It 's something I 'm very proud to say that I am , cos I believe in equal rights and that 's what feminism is , is believing in equal rights for women . |
| 7 | That 's not only what life is all about , he would say , pointing to it , it 's what art 's all about too . |
| 8 | Jane that 's what mum 's doing some |
| 9 | ‘ That 's what money 's for , ’ Arthur said . |
| 10 | But putting money into small new firms , where the failure rate is pretty high and great risks are being taken , that 's what enterprise is all about . |
| 11 | That 's what crack is … |
| 12 | well that 's what education 's all about is n't it ? , completely blocking the parents out |
| 13 | All in all , it 's young , it 's fun , it 's what life is all about and it 's fast becoming one of the top resorts in this part of the world . |
| 14 | Rolling my sleeves up and getting my hands dirty it 's what life is all about . |
| 15 | Well actually I think your quite right , but I think the problem is that the older reader reads it for escapism and enjoyment , its , its fun , but I think the younger reader reads it and thinks that 's what life is should be like and that 's when the trouble starts . |
| 16 | Yes that 's what kind 's that one Bryony ? |
| 17 | That 's what space is well-known for , lots of space . |
| 18 | What 's what size is this ? |
| 19 | That 's what size is this piece go on say it . |
| 20 | I think it 's a beautiful car and that 's what Jaguar is capable of doing . |
| 21 | While you savour the delicious smell of new mown grass , relax for a few moments , drink in the March sunshine and enjoy the prospect of spring — that 's what gardening is all about . |
| 22 | So that 's that 's what gradient is erm that 's thinking of something very solid like a hill . |
| 23 | Struggling to control his anger , he stormed : ‘ If that 's what football is all about I will look for another job . |
| 24 | But the courts like to know these things ; it creates a comfortable illusion of precision and that 's what justice is about . |
| 25 | We have to make decisions , that 's what planning is about coming to decisions . |
| 26 | So that 's what privatization is about and how do we stop the privatization how do we really represent the members by attacking the legislation that prevents us from acting in a spontaneous manner , which will assist our members in their hour of need . |
| 27 | THE LONDON Film Festival — the largest ever mounted — grinds to a halt on Sunday with a performance of Ettore Scola 's What Time Is It ? |
| 28 | Your mum 's What time is it ? |
| 29 | What 's shift 's what shift 's Pete on this week then ? |
| 30 | ‘ That 's what baseball is all about . ’ |