Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] what it [be] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 Yet vagueness in stating the task or problem can often create resistance or a failure to accept the delegated task simply because the subordinate is not entirely clear what it is you want done .
2 After two years of going to Kenya I 've only just realised what it is you 're supposed to do — walk !
3 Remember that you are your own best critic and only you can finally decide what it is you wanted to say .
4 He discovered , for example , that laboratory technicians at Fawley were carrying out chemical tests without really understanding what it was they were doing .
5 I still do n't really see what it is you 're getting at though . ’
6 Anyway , I now recall what it was I am about to tell you .
7 You may be fumbling in the dark — both literally and metaphorically -but you might as well know what it is you might find !
8 Most believers , it is likely , find it difficult much of the time even to remember what it is they are supposed to believe .
9 I 've quite forgotten what it was you asked . ’
10 Feargal , I do n't in the least understand what it is you 're trying to find out . ’
11 ‘ In a society where the image has virtually taken over every aspect of life , people are tired of having someone else decide what it is they will see .
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