Example sentences of "what it 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | They make parachute drops ‘ to see what it 's like ’ . |
| 2 | You ca n't imagine what it 's like not to know what it is to meet an attractive person who 's also attracted to you , can you ? |
| 3 | Undoubtedly one of the best ways the overseas student has of seeing what is required in British theatre training is to apply for one of the summer schools offered by the drama schools , and find out what it 's all about before committing him- or herself to a long and expensive stay . |
| 4 | Assistant head of the hotel school , John Staples , adds : ‘ They wo n't be experts but they 'll have a good understanding of what it 's all about . |
| 5 | ‘ I was unemployed for nearly two years before I came here , I do know what it 's like . |
| 6 | ‘ I know what it 's like in there and I 'm not sure it 's a place I want to be . ’ |
| 7 | I 'd try not to disturb anyone but you know what it 's like , you can — , |
| 8 | ‘ Do you know what it 's like when people turn away before you 've finished speaking ? |
| 9 | To compare Raskolnikov 's haymarket with Kim 's bazaar is to see that Kipling has done all the work so that you do n't have to go there to know what it 's like at the level of vivid and varied description , whereas Dostoevsky leaves his reader with an impression which hovers between smell and vapour and dream . |
| 10 | Speaking for himself , Svidrigailov says he is after the women , which is n't untrue but we know what it 's worth . |
| 11 | Basically that sort of thing is what it 's all about . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Can you imagine what it 's like when it 's really hot out here ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I 'VE TRIED to imagine what it 's like to drown . |
| 14 | I do n't know what it 's satirising , but this is not a cartoon with superficial , naive characters . ’ |
| 15 | I 've never been nicked before , I thought , I wonder what it 's like ? |
| 16 | There is nothing manufactured by man that has not been designed , because whether it 's a Rolls-Royce engine or a piece of printed paper , there 's always a decision to be made not only about what it 's going to look like but about how it is going to be made and how it is going to operate . |
| 17 | The witty ones ask what it 's like to fly . |
| 18 | ‘ That 's what it is , ’ said a young Cardiff fan , ‘ that 's what it 's all about . |
| 19 | Is this what it 's like to have time on your hands ? |
| 20 | This chapter tells us what it 's like . |
| 21 | Do you realise what it 's like having something like this hanging over your head ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Wherever you find a group within society which feels that what it 's doing is seriously different from everyone else , then you 're likely to find initiation rites , ’ he said . |
| 23 | The Sports Minister , more than most , knows what it 's like to be in with a dangerous hooker . ’ |
| 24 | It 's given me an incredible new perspective on what life is , and what it 's worth . |
| 25 | ‘ But I also hope that people will understand what it 's like standing outside your own house , knowing that your son is a prisoner in there and not being able to get in . |
| 26 | That 's what it 's for the country . |
| 27 | I ca n't see your face when you sit in that comer , ’ said Bella. ‘ — You thought the world of that Simon , did n't you ? — I know just what it 's like . |
| 28 | ‘ Do n't know what it 's like inside but it 's as black as the ace of spades outside . ’ |
| 29 | We were just watching 4 What It 's Worth about all those people who go on holiday to the sunny Mediterranean , having booked a sea view , and come back with gastroenteritis from living over the dustbins and now want their money back , when Elinor came running up the garden path closely followed by Nigel . |
| 30 | It lasts for around five minutes and you ca n't work out exactly what it 's selling , but it leaves you wishing it carried on for hours . |