Example sentences of "[to-vb] what it [be] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The conference is waiting to discover what it is she intends to do , now that she has finally arrived in Brighton . ’ |
| 2 | Oh yes , do you know , I was trying to remember what it was you wanted from that place over in Homesdale , you , you know where I mean do n't you ? |
| 3 | This short book was written to help teachers and student teachers interested in researching what happens in their classrooms to identify what it is they want to investigate and the most appropriate way of setting about it . |
| 4 | Erm but again you have got to decide what it is you want out of your retirement because you 're the boss and it 's no good moaning when you 're into your retirement that it does n't suit you because you 've planned it , you 've made the decisions and therefore it 's up to you to alter whatever you do n't like . |
| 5 | All three features are designed to convey that Henry is not just looking at the roots but reflecting on them and struggling to think what it is they bring to mind . |
| 6 | ‘ But then , ’ she said , ‘ when you try to think what it is you 've got hold of , it 's not very easy to say . ’ |
| 7 | During a meeting yesterday , Mrs Aquino told her cabinet ‘ to take a long , hard look at ourselves in order to see what it is we did wrong and what else needs to be done so we can all benefit from this tragic experience in our lives ’ . |
| 8 | During a meeting yesterday , Mrs Aquino told her cabinet ‘ to take a long , hard look at ourselves in order to see what it is we did wrong and what else needs to be done so we can all benefit from this tragic experience in our lives ’ . |
| 9 | Since they look a little strange when X-Rayed , security may open your case to see what it is you have in there . |
| 10 | ‘ Oh , shut up , Bob , ’ said Dyson , peering into the engine and trying to see what it was he had touched . |
| 11 | While one may reasonably ask what someone shouted , it hardly makes sense to ask what it was they screamed . |
| 12 | He started to explain what it was he wanted , with sentries shouting along the corridors outside , but was cut short . |
| 13 | When asked to show what it was he offered a bottle opener , but Miss Sherwin said as he did so he dropped a polythene bag containing 12 LSD tabs and a small amount of cannabis resin . |
| 14 | We do not have to specify what it is we want to any analyst who in turn specifies it to a programmer who then writes a program . |