Example sentences of "what [noun sg] it is [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We ca n't really see , for instance , what help it is to the driver to know how much time he spent with wheelslip above the preset 18% limit . |
| 2 | Although what business it is of yours … ! ’ |
| 3 | What humbug it is for some Opposition Members to say that one should buy British and then travel around in foreign cars . |
| 4 | They delivered their derogatory cards in turn to NatWest , Midlands , Lloyds and Barclays , and then let their feelings known with specially adapted carols such as : ‘ Jingle tills , jingle tills , jingle all the way/Oh what fun it is to be a High Street bank these days , /Pulling money out , putting receivers in/ Winding business up , with an evil grin . ’ |
| 5 | I never remember what day it is on nights . ’ |
| 6 | If all this is true , it is quite unclear to me in what the ‘ slim margin ’ consists , and what price it is worth paying for the war we should , on balance , want . |
| 7 | And what about that dance class Jackie , did you find out what time it is on Sunday ? |
| 8 | Apart from perhaps being of interest to people who make a lot of overseas telephone calls , and need to know what time it is in New York when its ' 11am in London , for example , this program would seem to be very limited in its usefulness . |
| 9 | Apart from perhaps being of interest to people who make a lot of overseas telephone calls , and need to know what time it is in New York when its ' 11am in London , for example , this program would seem to be very limited in its usefulness . |