Example sentences of "what [pers pn] be [pers pn] [vb past] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked at me as if he was now wondering quite what it was he had invited into his home . |
| 2 | ‘ Oh , shut up , Bob , ’ said Dyson , peering into the engine and trying to see what it was he had touched . |
| 3 | Edwina Currie had rejected his advances ( ‘ What sort of girl do you think I am ? ’ ) while Emma Nicholson had not caught exactly what it was he had proposed . |
| 4 | Ruth looked up sharply , and then realized , sickeningly , what it was she had called . |
| 5 | She was about to turn away , not wishing to disturb the Master of the Inner Chamber , when she realised what it was she had found strange . |
| 6 | ‘ Can you do something for me ? ’ she asked without preamble , and went on to explain quickly what it was she wanted done . |