Example sentences of "know [Wh adv] it is " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh , well , you know how it is . |
| 2 | ‘ You know how it is , ’ he would say to their hosts , on the pretext of apologising for arriving late , ‘ She could n't find a thing to wear . |
| 3 | You know how it is with these developments . |
| 4 | You know how it is , Lil . ’ |
| 5 | You know how it is , Masha . |
| 6 | You know how it is … or maybe you do n't . |
| 7 | You know how it is Elsie when you go to the show in August and they have those horses jumping and you are waiting for one of the riders to fall off . |
| 8 | You know how it is . ’ |
| 9 | You know how it is , when a place has been empty for long . |
| 10 | I can do that , probably a number of other people can do it too , but the vast majority would n't have the remotest idea what to listen for or know how it is done . |
| 11 | You know how it is ; one project goes into another — a film or a production thing — and the next thing you know , a year has gone by . |
| 12 | You know how it is , you 're in the middle of nowhere when you suddenly think of a drum pattern and bass line for your latest track . |
| 13 | You know how it is , you 're in the middle of nowhere when you suddenly think of a drum pattern and bass line for your latest track . |
| 14 | We have all met the person who expresses himself or herself indirectly — ‘ Well , of course I would , but it 's George — you know how it is … |
| 15 | You know how it is |
| 16 | I know that and I do understand why , but one thing leads to another , you know how it is . |
| 17 | People would come and stay the night and then they 'd be there a month , you know how it is : ‘ Can I stay a night ? ’ 'Sure , sure . ’ |
| 18 | We 'd like to keep the church open all the time but you know how it is today . |
| 19 | They wrote one another at first but then my ex-wife had another child , you know how it is … |
| 20 | We 've been without a Marshal nearly four months — not that I ca n't cope , but you know how it is when half the boys we get are on National Service and by the time you 've begun to knock them into shape they 're ready to leave . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Well , you know how it is . ’ |
| 22 | You know how it is . |
| 23 | I went into the Ladies and there was Maureen , and you know how it is , ‘ Oh hello . |
| 24 | You know how it is on ferries — you get a bit disoriented , you never know if you 're on A deck or B deck , or which bit of the outside you 're getting to when you go through a door — the front , the stern , or the sides . |
| 25 | " " No , " said Prince Rainbow , " for I have heard of that trick of yours , El-ahrairah , and I know how it is done . " |
| 26 | You know how it is with volunteers , Pascoe . |
| 27 | In principle he would like to do the movie , but you know how it is with agents . |
| 28 | You know how it is with dames . |
| 29 | You know how it is ; when you lead a hectic , urban life it takes a while to get used to the change of pace — and by the time you do it 's time to go home again . |
| 30 | ‘ Oh you know how it is . |