Example sentences of "[is] it [adj] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | If that 's the day they 'll be telling me they can get documentation now from priests in the confessional , that 'll be the next bloody thing you 'll be telling me , I ca n't under you know what I mean , what 's it all about ? |
| 2 | I 've never I 've never heard about this thing called cos squared X , you explain it to me what do what 's it all about ? |
| 3 | the chasm is too great though the gulf between God and man is , is far too wide and we try our various planks , our planks of being good , of doing nice things , planks of being religious , of being confirmed , of being baptized , of going to church of perhaps attending church , perhaps even becoming a member of a church , the plank of saying prayers I think you know and God does n't even hear us , the bible tells us , if I regarded iniquity in my heart God does n't hear me , he says I will not hear you , the only prayer that God hears from the sinner is God be merciful to me a sinner and we 've tried that plank and it does n't work , of course it does n't because that 's not what it means to be a Christian , the plank of bible reading , we can read the bible , we can memorise it , it does n't make us a Christian , Jesus said to some of the religious leaders of his days , you search the scriptures for you think that in them you have life , but you will not come to me , and so it 's not being in religious , er being religious or any thing else as we well know , it 's something far , far more fundamental than that , those words that Jesus said to Nicodemus you must be born again , that new birth , that new start , starting all over again , and so what happens , what 's it all about , what is it to , what is it to be a Christian . |
| 4 | what 's it all about ? |
| 5 | Apparently they have had people calling in saying , ‘ please could I speak to Sue ’ , and that could be anybody , and then the switchboard has to go through the rigmarole of saying , ‘ what 's it all about , do you know where the person works , can you give me a bit more information ’ , and it takes up a lot more of their time , so please , if you 're leaving a message for somebody to call you back , leave your full name and your extension number . |
| 6 | Yes is it all about this any more in the newsletter next newsletter ? |
| 7 | Well having said , what , what is it all about ? |
| 8 | Who could resist Fairbrass as he very seriously asks us , ‘ Is it true about God ? /Is it true about shoes ? ’ . |
| 9 | But is it true about the semantic structure where you can say it has n't got a verb phrase |
| 10 | Oh shut it up , you know what erm , is it true about erm Benita ? |
| 11 | Does China appreciate these linkages and is it concerned about the prospects of European arms control for its own security ? |