Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [Wh det] [pron] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The little energy the muscles supply at the beginning of a stride is what we contribute to our locomotion ; gravity does most of the work for a walker . |
| 2 | I think the key is what I do to the hair . |
| 3 | Base and precious metals ; enamels , plastics and wood ; threads and fabrics ; clays and plaster and any other materials used singly or in combination are the bases for experiment : character , judgement , experience and knowledge are what we bring to them . |
| 4 | The survey people stressed the importance of neutrality and objectivity in research , and the participant observation enthusiasts argued that the essential thing about social life is what it means to those involved , and that the only valid way of getting at these meanings is to participate in the lives of those who shared them . |
| 5 | Lewontin describes how the genetic world-view — deterministic and reductionist — encourages the view that human life is what it has to be . |
| 6 | The major example that he gives of informalisation is what he takes to be the decrease of social restraints , particularly in the middle classes , imposed upon sexual behaviour and other connected spheres of conduct . |
| 7 | we 've got a hundred grams divided by twenty eight pennies , the answer is whatever it comes to grams per divided by pennies , grams per penny , so that 's a good check that you 've got it the right way up , before you go and calculate it you just have a little look , what have I got here ? |
| 8 | This political response is what I refer to as labourism . |
| 9 | ‘ Being a professional tennis player is what I want to be , ’ says Delgado . |