Example sentences of "what [is] [vb pp] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's what 's passed around , it 's not what 's said in the music . ’ |
| 2 | I 've never felt threatened by these images and certainly never felt compelled to buy what 's represented in the advertisements . |
| 3 | Portraiture has a namby-pamby ‘ not-quite- serious-art ’ reputation , because of what 's wanted of the painters . ’ |
| 4 | His slightly pedantic manner is n't perhaps quite what 's wanted for the part , but he has studied it closely , sings it with unfailing musicality , as regards intonation , note values , dynamics and phrasing , and in Ac ; t 3 catches most of Tristan 's desperation and longing . |
| 5 | ‘ Amazing what 's hidden beneath the surface , is n't it ? |
| 6 | ‘ Have n't the police any clues as to what 's become of the poor girl ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ She said the heroin comes in by what 's known as the Balkans route . |
| 8 | The whole of what 's known as the Corbet block was completely destroyed . |
| 9 | Ol' Turry 's back and this time there 'll be trouble , 'coz he 's what 's known in the trade as a fruit-and-nut case ( he needs a check-up from the neck up ) . |
| 10 | ‘ What 's bred in the bone comes out in the blood . ’ |
| 11 | What 's brought to the fore is the political content of the music , but what 's written out is the ‘ unsoundness ’ — the anti-social , anti-egalitarian narcissism of black pop , the brutality of hip hop , the show excess and upward aspirations of mainstream soul . |
| 12 | What 's needed on the railways is real competition , ’ he said . |
| 13 | ‘ I mean , what 's needed in the village is more by way of quality housing , is n't it ? |
| 14 | So what 's left for the Nineties ? |
| 15 | Course I have , been giving it a what we 've had , like when the kids did n't eat their dinner or we ai n't eat all our dinner been giving it what 's left on the plate , well |
| 16 | Staying on the coastal highway , you come in turn to what 's left of the cities of Philadelphia , Baltimore and Washington DC . |
| 17 | Their cattle are finished : they made the last batch of bread with oxblood to save what 's left of the water , and they drink that mixed with wine , of which there is n't all that much , either . |
| 18 | ‘ I must go and do my duty as a host for what 's left of the night . ’ |
| 19 | There 's quite a lot of the broch showing , too , almost the complete circle , with one very high bit where I 'm told there are steps going up to what 's left of the top level , with a view . ’ |
| 20 | Hewlett-Packard meanwhile is downsizing , if not shutting down , what 's left of the graphics group and workstation operation it has at its Fort Collins facility in Colorado . |
| 21 | To mop up what 's left of the direct sales budget , Solbourne will establish a chain of technical support offices across Europe , and admits it 's a less expensive way of keeping the European market aware of its presence . |
| 22 | ‘ Now the important thing is to get the ball rolling and protect what 's left of the desert . ’ |
| 23 | and hung a college scarf on what 's left of the mast . |
| 24 | ‘ Well , ’ he continues , clearing up what 's left of the cheese and pineapple sticks . |
| 25 | Craig : Perhaps you could just lose what 's left of the book , forget about it . |
| 26 | I do n't suppose you looked at what 's left of the lettering on the reverse . |
| 27 | After all , these guys are no part of my battle , most of them do n't know me , and they 've turned out in numbers only because Rufus said they had to defend their territory — but I decide this ai n't the time for that , and it would make more sense to invite these gift-horses in for coffee and what 's left of the whisky . |
| 28 | Take what 's left of the whisky then . |
| 29 | What 's left of the town is full of soldiers and Flemish mercenaries … |
| 30 | ‘ Then we can spend what 's left of the night discussing the lousy weather with them , ’ was the disagreeable reply to this nervous question . |