Example sentences of "to [Wh det] [pron] be [that] " in BNC.

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1 In his public utterances Bohr was always very cautious about committing himself to what it is that actually is .
2 So the conjunction of these two words effectively prevents the raising of the question as to what it was that they were saying .
3 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
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 .
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