Example sentences of "what is [prep] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In origin they are Indian traditions , Hinduism and ( what is to some extent its off-shoot ) Buddhism .
2 It is sad when the options are closed off because those who support do not know what is of most significance .
3 It is pointed out , for example , that what is of most interest is not pay levels but living standards , and the latter can be more easily influenced through tax and benefit policies .
4 The sheer size of the audience would have made the decade significant but what is of more interest in the 1930s was the way in which responses to Hollywood became more and more complex .
5 But depending on what is behind that material , those reasons , if you will , there may be — it might change this case completely [ author 's italics ] .
6 John looked at his watch , ‘ Come on Mary , we can go on for another ten minutes and I 'd like to find out what is around that bend . ’
7 Once the public choice perspective is introduced , a relevant question becomes , What is in each theory for the political actors ?
8 The idea of the tour is so that they can actually er listen to it , but they can turn it off whenever they want and they can use their guide book to see what is in each room and if you look at the guidebook as we go round , you will find that that the things are illustrated , you know the pot .
9 What is in that stuff ?
10 We still need to know what is in that contract or we need to find out whether there is anything peculiar , and I mean illegal , about Harley 's putter .
11 What is in that budget , who will be helped by that budget , and who will be hurt by it ?
12 What is in that file is not as yet available to journalists , but apparently it contains an affidavit by an ex-policeman who was present at the discovery of the treasure .
13 The boats are diesel-powered rather than sailing cobles , but the fleet is small and scarcely serves its local market , let alone an important part of what is in any event a diminishing national fleet .
14 And in all three , what is autonomous ( or authentic ) is what is seen as originating in some way from within the self ; what is in some way untainted by the conditioning or manipulation to which a woman has previously been subjected .
15 An important indication ( although , as we shall see , not a sufficient one ) that a portion of a sentence is a semantic constituent is that its semantic contribution to the sentence is the same as that which it makes to other , different sentences ; in other words , it carries what is in some sense a constant meaning from context to context .
16 You see what is in this newspaper .
17 Well first let me say erm in answer to a question you put some time ago , what is it what is in this budget for the people of Oxfordshire , and all you got from both Councillor Waldon and Councillor Barnes was a list of the cuts .
18 Does it say anywhere in this brochure , do not rely on what is in this brochure , but contact your solicitor who will have more information , does it say that anywhere ?
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