Example sentences of "[vb base] what be 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 | Erm and it , it was us , I mean not only do we , I mean we develop her a a response , that means , we , we work with Councillor 's we work with Senior Officer 's in other departments and we look at the policy angles , like for example with , with that piece of legislation , when , when we first realised what the impact for that legislation was , it was gon na mean that we were ten million pound short in our housing money basically , that was , that was what it looked like on the surface and you think oh my god how you gon na make up for that short fall , that would mean an eleven pound a week rise in rent , that 's what it worked out as , so , well we ca n't do that , how , and then you have to look at the legislation and you say what are the loop holes here , and erm , and it involves contacting outside organisations and getting there opinion and finding out what other Council 's are doing and responding to things like this , and we did come up with a way , of , of reducing that deficit , but that 's the kind of thing we do . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Look what 's the point of |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Consider what are the constituent elements of a sovereign national state : citizenship , a Parliament , a currency , a legal system and judiciary , an independent foreign policy and a diplomatic service , as well as outward symbols such as a passport , a sports team , a national anthem and a flag . |
| 10 | It is not really clear what is the role of the National Bank of Yugoslavia . |
| 11 | He had once said to Anna , in a touching burst of confidence , ‘ You know what 's the matter with me ? |
| 12 | ‘ I know what 's the matter with you : those dead boys . |
| 13 | I know what 's the matter with her ? |
| 14 | 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 ? |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Well listen , get , go , go what 's the name of that place ? |
| 17 | For example , if you use what was the dining room for a work room/study as well , you should either have a round table which can be piled with books when necessary , a table set off-centre , or a drop-leaf table that can be pulled out and set up in the centre of the room as required . |
| 18 | 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 |
| 19 | ‘ I wonder what is the equivalent of lentils in anthropological writing ? ’ |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Standing here , looking at this unremarkable apartment , I wonder what is the point of these pilgrimages ( to Belcourt , to Haworth , to Wessex ) ? |
| 22 | I wonder what is the point of living . |
| 23 | 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 |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | I mean what is the wage policy for that country ? |
| 26 | I mean what is the point of saying he 's going to better us yet all he 's doing is pointing out these follies . |
| 27 | and I mean what 's the link between Hitler and communism ? |
| 28 | I mean what 's the hassle there ? |
| 29 | I mean what 's the position with ? |
| 30 | 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 |