Example sentences of "[is] what it is " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That 's what it is , ’ said a young Cardiff fan , ‘ that 's what it 's all about . |
| 2 | Fran 's gone to make sure no one lays a finger on a brother , that 's what it is . |
| 3 | Senility , that 's what it is . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ That 's what it is , she ought to be back in school , a big girl like that . |
| 5 | ‘ A desert , that 's what it is — a desert o ’ railway tracks . ’ |
| 6 | It 's a burden , that 's what it is . |
| 7 | Bloody rubbish , that 's what it is . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ That 's what it is really . |
| 9 | ‘ You been cheating , that 's what it is . ’ |
| 10 | It 's a bloody con , that 's what it is . |
| 11 | It 's unnatural , that 's what it is . |
| 12 | It 's funny , that 's what it is . ’ |
| 13 | That 's what it is . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's a shime , that 's what it is ! ’ said a shrill Cockney voice . |
| 15 | ‘ That 's what it is ? ’ |
| 16 | But apparently American audiences just go and watch ‘ the bands ’ , and if it 's ‘ Alternative Contemporary ’ then that 's what it is . |
| 17 | That 's what it is , ’ he said , roaring with laughter at his wit . |
| 18 | ‘ That 's what it is . ’ |
| 19 | The doctors have a word for that misery ; they call it anhedonia , which only means an inability to feel enjoyment , and that 's what it is , but it feels like hell , like true hell , and it 's a hell you ca n't even escape from in sleep because overdosing on cocaine gives you chronic insomnia . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Scare tactics — that 's what it is . |
| 21 | A crying shame , that 's what it is . ’ |
| 22 | Locations 78/79 : ‘ Um — mixing stuff , yes , that 's what it is , mixing stuff . |
| 23 | It 's the damned Church , Isobel , that 's what it is ! |
| 24 | ‘ It 's a double-leafed front door , Sharpe , that 's what it is ! ’ |
| 25 | The shift , if that 's what it is , mirrors the way shipments have been shaping up during the three months since they started . |
| 26 | It 's fancy , that 's what it is . |
| 27 | So I find this , well , this rebellion of yours , for that 's what it is , is n't it ? |
| 28 | It 's a blot on the whole neighbourhood , that 's what it is . " |
| 29 | Ya , well that 's what it is is n't it ? |
| 30 | The stew , if that 's what it is , tastes strongly of tin can . |