Example sentences of "[be] [pron] it is [adv] " in BNC.

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1 So , one fact seeming to be what it is not , provided it is a fact of decent substance , is likely to meet your case .
2 I believe erm the rulers of Kuwait at the time were very erm wise to make such treaty with the British for the protection of their country and the British respected the Kuwait autonomy at the time and this joint erm respect for each other I believe which gave rise to Kuwait to be what it is today .
3 Obviously , the political situation being what it is out there at the moment , things are a bit unstable . ’
4 Of course the superstore like most superstores is built outside the town centre — I have n't yet found the bus that runs there — if there is one it is n't advertised very well .
5 She 'd got thing in her in her er yeah what 's what it is up she damaged it ooh some years ago and it 's been a bit weak since like , you know but sh it was only a few weeks ago we got some computer big computer , with big discs and she twisted her hand in in pulling one out , you know it 's I do n't how , the fell or something and she went to cash it or whatever and of course we 're riding the motorbike for the like you have to change gear it 's only a small seater , your bike 's open
6 So that 's what it is then , the screens just like a protractor , they there 's another protractor .
7 Right er , maybe that 's what it is then .
8 Well that 's what it is then .
9 Oh well that 's what it is then , yeah .
10 Oh it is yes entirely so I 'm sure that 's what it is basically .
11 ‘ That 's what it is really .
12 Left to itself and that is what it is when it dies — the body tends to revert to a state of equilibrium with its environment .
13 I 'll have a I du n no what she says is what it is apparently it 's right across , right through is erm
14 If WEU has a role to play in integration , that kind of defence collaboration is what it is peculiarly able to do .
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