Example sentences of "what it be [prep] [v-ing] " in BNC.

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1 The Seattle Seahawks know what it is like following their game in October .
2 When you are sleepy the muscles around your eyes relax and your vision may become blurred — remember what it is like sitting and listening to a boring speaker and how difficult it is to focus clearly upon him .
3 Forget what it 's like learning a long part .
4 The Jayhawks know what it 's like laying dimes on railroad tracks and bareback horse-riding through Nevada ( trainspotting in Crewe and donkey rides in Brighton do n't have quite the same ring ) .
5 ‘ You just do n't know what it 's like living in a town — it 's different . ’
6 You know what it 's like getting petrol at the moment . ’
7 Do you realise what it 's like having something like this hanging over your head ? ’
8 You do n't know what it 's like wondering what the hell he 's up to now and where he 's gone and when he 'll be back .
9 But surely we 're all aware enough of what it 's like playing in pubs and clubs , in duos , trios or bands , and if anyone has some amazing revelation on this front they can always write and let us know .
10 Paul says it 's a sport for all the youngest who 's been in a raft is 5 … the oldest is 95 … anyone can come and see what it 's like playing in whitewater
11 ‘ 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 .
12 You 'd be much more comfy — you do n't have to tell me what it 's like sleeping two in a single bed , darling . ’
13 You ca n't know that any more than I can ever know what it 's like giving birth to a child .
14 Can you imagine what it was like getting that bloody cart home ? ’
15 Who is to say what it was like living out on the plains for months on end , at first in a tent and then in a small house , not much more than a hut , built of saplings , mud , and cow dung , which she equipped with Somali fabrics and safari furniture ?
16 It seems stupid now but you ca n't imagine what it was like stumbling about in the dark and then seeing him daubing away … whoever heard of painted flowers … ’
17 Once asked many years ago by a visiting American Congresswoman what it was like having a woman leader , Grunte had replied that it was like being at home all day , a bon mot that had earned him his place in ‘ Sayings of the Week ’ .
18 She could , in a way , imagine what it was like caring for the man before her .
19 One English League boss was once asked , apparently , what it was like doing business with the Liverpool manager .
20 As a child he had done the same thing , as a game ; something to make life more interesting , give It some purpose , then he had begun to have dreams about it , to come to realise that it was real , that he had had an insight when he started to play the game , He had to do it now ; it felt horrible and uncomfortable when he tried to stop , even just to see what it was like walking down a street breathing " normally " .
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