Example sentences of "what [be] [art] [noun sg] [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 That 's exactly what been the problem down there .
2 What 's the chart up on the board ?
3 So what 's the tie up between those ?
4 What 's the Admiral up to , Ellis ? ’
5 What 's the situation out there ? ’
6 What 's the time out there ?
7 and it 'll flow out , okay , now we know that 's the difference in colour and I 've already told you that the arteries have got muscles in their walls , what 's the difference in between the wall of the muscle , muscular wall , let's put my teeth back in , the muscular wall of the artery and the wall of the vein ?
8 T : two things to establish for the writer at the beginning of the story one the situation what is the situation * at the beginning of the story * anybody what 's the situation Douglas * have you read the story Douglas S : no sir T : ah that wo n't help then will it who 's read the story what is the situation at the beginning SS : ( laughter ) T : £ is it Michael S : Carl T : what 's the situation at the beginning simple detail situation what where what is the story about at the beginning * have you read it S : no sir T : right who 's read it * Sarah ( Walsh 1987 : 82 )
9 What is the Government up to ?
10 What is the Government up to ?
11 What was a night out without a sing-song ? ln broad Somerset accents they bellowed out the words , waving their flagons in unison .
12 What was an hour out of her life , for goodness ' sake ?
13 If a lettuce cost the retailer 10p and he sold it for 15p , what was the mark up in cash terms ?
14 What was the film on , did you watch that Memphis Belle ?
15 What was the way out ? — ‘ For the Government to relent to public opinion for once .
16 What was the training about in those pre-war days ?
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