Example sentences of "[Wh det] it [be] [conj] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know , I 'm easy going and I can cope with that , and get on and do the job with whatever it is that 's got to be done . |
| 2 | And the truth is that whatever it is that has been unleashed , it 's barely out of the box . ’ |
| 3 | He shook her awake and explained that he planned to make his way back into the forest , skirting the area of rocks , to get a closer look at whatever it was that had caught his attention . |
| 4 | ‘ Her doctor feels that if he could get her to face up to whatever it was that had such a damaging effect on her as a young child , then she would … well , take a grip on life again , see Harry in a different light , enjoy him , in fact , instead of escaping into illness as a way out of all her responsibilities . ’ |
| 5 | Panic , that was the first reaction to whatever it was that had just happened . |
| 6 | It seemed Gran too sensed there was no way of stopping whatever it was that had begun … ’ |
| 7 | Whatever it was that had happened between Richard Ward and his wife , it must have been a bad thing because , to Beth 's mind , it had brought nothing good . |
| 8 | She gave her friend a significant glance and then clamped her lips together , in a parody of someone who was not going to say whatever it was that had just crossed her mind . |
| 9 | Whatever it was that had come over her family today , Nicandra could not guess at . |
| 10 | Whatever it was that had expanded in her head snapped now , very distinctly , convincing her that no gun would do . |
| 11 | Whatever it was that had triggered his mental alarm system , it set the adrenaline pumping into his bloodstream , and snapped his mind and body into a state of combat readiness . |
| 12 | She did not believe that she could bring Scathach back to life , but he could at least be with her in the fortress as she made her journey into the first forest , as she went in search of whatever it was that had ensnared Harry , made him a prisoner in Old Forbidden Place . |
| 13 | Now , I thought , I shall be able to think this out : to find out exactly what it is that has happened to me , to see what effect it is going to have on my life , and how I am going to deal with it . |
| 14 | The best possible way to do this will be to set down the account resulting from a different approach , so that one can see what it is that has been overlooked so far ; and this is something which this book sets out to do . |
| 15 | In order to bring into clear focus what it is that has been lost but can be regained through meditative discipline , Hilton advances an orthodox Augustinian analysis of the structure of personality as essentially tripartite and , thus , trinitarian . |
| 16 | Nell lowered the file , suddenly frightened , and still not knowing what it was that had disturbed her . |
| 17 | And then he knew what it was that had tapped him on the shoulder . |
| 18 | It did n't take much to persuade her to come and nothing would have prevented me from seeing precisely what it was that had turned my schoolfriend into what the Daily Express called ‘ a phenomena ’ . |
| 19 | Spectators and bystanders on the canal bank turned and stared , not knowing what it was that had flashed past them , hurtling towards the water . |
| 20 | She examined him hard , trying to decide what it was that had changed ; the wind was freshening off the sea , lifting the dark hair from his brow , and his face looked strong , serene . |
| 21 | Later , on their way home , Katherine suddenly realized what it was that had been troubling her throughout the evening . |
| 22 | The Doctor could n't quite make out what it was that had moved , but going by the gelid fluidity of the apparent movement , he did n't really want to . |
| 23 | And then lightning flashed outside again , and now they could all see what it was that had been ejected , impossibly , from that plaster wall and into the corridor . |
| 24 | It was not until the middle of May that I discovered what it was that had so stimulated my friend . |
| 25 | He often wondered what it was that had brought about such a change in their relationship . |
| 26 | He knew what it was that had struck him as odd about Michael Banks 's death . |
| 27 | With her heart thudding so loudly that she felt sure he must feel it through her ribcage , she took another gulp of tea and waited , knowing he must speak , explain somehow what it was that had suddenly flared between them again . |
| 28 | Robert 's real worry was that he could not understand what it was that had caused offence . |
| 29 | ‘ While engaged in watching the movements of the several species of the great family of Procellaridae , which at one time often and often surrounded the ships that conveyed me round the world , a bright speck would appear on the distant horizon , and , gradually approaching nearer and nearer , at length assumed the form of the White-headed petrel , whose wing-powers far exceed those of any of its congeners ; at one moment it would be rising high in the air , at the next sweeping comet-like through the flocks flying around ; never , however , approaching the ship sufficiently near for a successful shot , and it was equally wary in avoiding the boat with which I was frequently favoured for the purpose of securing examples of other species ; but , to make use of a familiar adage , the most knowing are taken in at last ’ ’ ; one beautiful morning , the 20th of Feb. 1839 , during my passage from Hobart Town to Sydney , when the sea was perfectly calm and of a glassy smoothness , this wanderer of the ocean came in sight and approached within three hundred yards of the vessel ; anxious to attract him still closer , so as to bring him within range , I thought of the following stratagem : — a corked bottle , attached to a long line , was thrown overboard and allowed to drift to the distance of forty or fifty yards , and kept there until the bird favoured us with another visit , while flying around in immense circles ; at length his keen eye caught sight of the neck of the bottle ( to which a bobbing motion was communicated by sudden jerks of the string ) , and he at once proceeded to examine more closely what it was that had arrested his attention ; during this momentary pause the trigger was pulled , the boat lowered , and the bird was soon in my possession . ’ |