Example sentences of "what it be [verb] [adv prt] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a very cosy set-up , as you admitted last night , but I do n't suppose she knows what it 's leading up to , if Jones has conveniently forgotten to mention the exact nature of your past relationship . ’ |
| 2 | He found The Rake 's Progress ‘ perspicacious , witty in spite of its stark drama , and thorough as regards research into the period ’ , but he added that ‘ I 'm afraid it 's not half what it 's cracked up to be . ’ |
| 3 | That 's because the Premier League is not what it 's cracked up to be . |
| 4 | Or would that be the final admission that everything in Paradise is not what it 's cracked up to be ? |
| 5 | There was a deal of euphoria after the first night , the success of the missions , a certain element of surprise , but I did say at that time that we 'd be foolish to lower our guard , because erm there was still a lot of work to do , and that is exactly what it 's turning out to be , and we 're going for his military installations , and he 's got a lot of them , and it 's a wearing down process . |