Example sentences of "[vb base] what [is] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So if someone said erm bromate or bromide say what 's the difference between calcium bromide and calcium bromate , what the difference be ? |
| 2 | Until eventually they get up at lunchtime , and they say what 's the point of having a shave , I 'm not going anywhere , so they stop shaving . |
| 3 | ‘ Say what is the matter , quickly . ’ |
| 4 | With such a varied contingent of activities I say what is the need for school ! |
| 5 | Er , we call on Labour Mem Members of Parliament to give their support in each of these areas mentioned , and we do constantly have a dialogue and provide what is the union line in terms of erm these particular er issues . |
| 6 | Look what 's the point of |
| 7 | The court must examine the nature , the objects and the scheme of the parent act and , in the light of that examination , consider what is the area over which power is given . |
| 8 | It is not really clear what is the role of the National Bank of Yugoslavia . |
| 9 | He had once said to Anna , in a touching burst of confidence , ‘ You know what 's the matter with me ? |
| 10 | ‘ I know what 's the matter with you : those dead boys . |
| 11 | I know what 's the matter with her ? |
| 12 | erm sort of , at fir , you know , at first I thought sometimes you know oh , you know what 's the matter with you like but , she admits herself , her I Q , you know how they judge your intelligence has gone right down , she has to have tests every now and again , er she ca n't concentrate on things , or , you know some things she just ca n't do any more , so she 's at , supposed to be getting all this compensation and it 's been going on now , it was two years ago , three years ago that we met them and she 's only just had the first part of her money , she 's had five thousand pounds , that 's all she can get for the time being all the rest is , cos all solicitors and everything and doctors having to come and check things , so she knows , she knows she 'll get money eventually , but er , it 's just when , but is n't it an awful thing ? |
| 13 | It is not simply that they have different views of the world , but that they each define what is the evidence in a different way . |
| 14 | Well listen , get , go , go what 's the name of that place ? |
| 15 | It 's like a lot of things if you if you do know how to do them you think what 's the problem if you have n't |
| 16 | ‘ I wonder what is the equivalent of lentils in anthropological writing ? ’ |
| 17 | The price of justice THERE are so many maladministrations of justice exposed by successful appeals in the law courts that many people wonder what is the cause . |
| 18 | Standing here , looking at this unremarkable apartment , I wonder what is the point of these pilgrimages ( to Belcourt , to Haworth , to Wessex ) ? |
| 19 | I wonder what is the point of living . |
| 20 | And said I wonder what 's the matter the next house next to me , she said I wi I I wondered if Penny come and live there , you know , from where she is now er |
| 21 | I mean what is the purpose of all this , bringing the cost of living down — I do n't know , a thousand things that politicians pride themselves on doing — it seems to me that they all should be taking second place to the lives that up and coming generations are going to live . |
| 22 | I mean what is the wage policy for that country ? |
| 23 | I mean what is the point of saying he 's going to better us yet all he 's doing is pointing out these follies . |
| 24 | and I mean what 's the link between Hitler and communism ? |
| 25 | I mean what 's the hassle there ? |
| 26 | I mean what 's the position with ? |
| 27 | Quite so it 's about feeling you 're going to make a fool of yourself , I mean what 's the feeling when you come in and you sit down first thing in the morning you look all round at the other eleven people |
| 28 | he gets sixty-three years , you know , I mean what 's the use of keeping a bugger like that for sixty-three years , it 's bloody ridiculous , in n it ? |
| 29 | Er well er perhaps not , but what 's the , I mean what 's the context in wh wh which people quote that saying ? |
| 30 | they , they still have n't got any , as you say they have n't got anything to eat , I mean what 's the point of you putting |