Example sentences of "to [pron] [pers pn] be [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , in the following , he can naturally be interpreted as referring to whoever it is that John refers to : ( 39 ) John came in and he lit a fire We will return to anaphora , but just note here that it is perfectly possible , as Lyons ( 1977a : 676 ) points out , for a deictic term to be used both anaphorically and deictically . |
| 2 | In his public utterances Bohr was always very cautious about committing himself to what it is that actually is . |
| 3 | So the conjunction of these two words effectively prevents the raising of the question as to what it was that they were saying . |
| 4 | You , you ha you establish a rapport of listening for a little while to whatever it is that they 've got to say , and their troubles and their anxieties and I was n't happy that |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 6 | Panic , that was the first reaction to whatever it was that had just happened . |