Looking at some words and phrases used in the Missing Snowman

to nick (slang= to steal)

ain’t (slang = has/haven’t / isn’t)

Some ways she controls language:

(to express seriousness)
I’m not being funny (but)
I'm being serious (even if you don't think I should be)
I know it’s only a snowman but
I know it’s not important but
I know it doesn't seem important to you but it is to me!

(to summarise)
at the end of the day
when all is said and done

(to express suprise)

you don’t expect someone to nick a snowman
you don’t expect someone to do something like that
you don’t expect something like that to happen

(as a question tag and also as an ending)

do you know what I mean?

(for explanation)
what with it being icy (and that)
because it was icy
what with it being late [and that] I didn't expect any problem
I didn't expect anything to happen what with it being late [and that]

(for emphasis)
what happened was was [that] someone nicked my money
what someone did was nick my money

note: pronunciation is particularly important to these type of phrases

what happened was / was that someone ...
what's happened is / is that someone ...
what with it being late [and that] / I didn't expect any problem
and
what 'happened was // 'someone took my wallet
what 'happened // was (that) 'someone took my wallet (note place of pause)

similarly:
the thing I didn't like about it / was the way they spoke to me
the thing is / is that I'm not too sure about what to do
[or] the thing is // I'm not too sure about what to do

what with two auxillaries together it's not easy to say!