Example sentences of "[is] it [det] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We work and work and work — and what 's it all for ? |
| 2 | Why some countries rich and some countries poor , what is this thing life and what 's in it for us and what 's it all for . |
| 3 | You 've had two and a bit examples , a thirteen year old with their questions about life , what 's it all for , who put us here and what on earth did they put us here for . |
| 4 | What 's it all for ? |
| 5 | ‘ But what 's it all for ? |
| 6 | ‘ And I thought to myself : What 's it all for ? |
| 7 | 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 ? |
| 8 | 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 ? |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | what 's it all about ? |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ What is it all for ? ’ |
| 13 | Yes is it all about this any more in the newsletter next newsletter ? |
| 14 | Well having said , what , what is it all about ? |
| 15 | Er , th they must feel that erm you know , it 's getting dearer and dearer and is it , is it all worth it ? |
| 16 | What is it all worth ? |
| 17 | Is it all worth it just go on that ? |
| 18 | Or is it all in that cotton-wool mind ? |
| 19 | Why is it all in French ? |
| 20 | Is it all in there ? |
| 21 | Is it all in the car ? |
| 22 | Is it that of a vicarious believer , if such a person is possible ? |
| 23 | Is it much of a place , Caernarvon ? |
| 24 | Is it such as a good school as that ? |
| 25 | ‘ Is it any of your business , Zlorf ? ’ |
| 26 | Now my turn to be mindless : is it any of your business or even your concern if I sleep with my business partner ? ’ she husked back . |
| 27 | Is it half past eight ? |
| 28 | Er right , I 'm just having a check to see whether , Scott is it half past ten ? |
| 29 | Oh yes erm er I er I had er what was the what is it those in the you know |
| 30 | And does it have to be young people resident in South Ronaldsay , or is it more of an open contest now ? |