Example sentences of "what it [be] [pers pn] want " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we , if we decide what it is we want to look at and there is a consensus on that and then you look at it over a period of time and see , and see what 's revealed by it . |
| 2 | Otto said that we all gravitate towards what it is we want . |
| 3 | We do not have to specify what it is we want to any analyst who in turn specifies it to a programmer who then writes a program . |
| 4 | More and more of his time and budget , Mr Mitchinson said , was spent on research , because ‘ one of the things we do n't talk about enough is who is buying books , what it is they want , and what makes them buy ’ . |
| 5 | It makes me feel insecure — not understanding what it is they want so much . |
| 6 | This short book was written to help teachers and student teachers interested in researching what happens in their classrooms to identify what it is they want to investigate and the most appropriate way of setting about it . |
| 7 | And when you can be clear about what it is you want and be clear what it is they want you 've got more of a chance to get the solution to win win rather than if you 're just interested in your position and your side . |
| 8 | ‘ It may help to remember , ’ she adds , ‘ that the man has n't necessarily gone out looking , and he might not even be conscious of what it is he wants . |
| 9 | So the other one is I do n't remember what it is I wanted but I think I 'll go in to erm and erm |
| 10 | Ah what it is I want to find W so I can find that axis as well what |
| 11 | No doubt you were expecting to hear from me , and no doubt you are aware of what it is I want to talk about ? ’ |
| 12 | Remember that you are your own best critic and only you can finally decide what it is you wanted to say . |
| 13 | If you are having a recruitment drive , decide what it is you want : 500 members in two years , 2,000 in five or whatever . |
| 14 | Yet vagueness in stating the task or problem can often create resistance or a failure to accept the delegated task simply because the subordinate is not entirely clear what it is you want done . |
| 15 | In order to study effectively you need to start by being certain what it is you are studying , and what it is you want to learn . |
| 16 | You need to make it clear to the recipient what it is you want of them . |
| 17 | Write a letter to its Publicity Department requesting a visit and stating what it is you want to see and what you are hoping to find out . |
| 18 | Have your detective say it is very important to tell whether something is or is not done in a certain way ; then show that thing being done in either of the ways mentioned ; but immediately before that happens put in , quite boldly , what it is you want to slip past your reader . |
| 19 | I do n't understand what it is you want , or what you have to do with Spiderglass , or even how you got me away from them . |
| 20 | ‘ And I 'm not sure what it is you want to know . ’ |
| 21 | I ca n't imagine what it is you want . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ You even get a bed , until you decide exactly what it is you want to do from here . |
| 23 | Look , if you can tell me what it is you want to know … ’ |
| 24 | Erm but again you have got to decide what it is you want out of your retirement because you 're the boss and it 's no good moaning when you 're into your retirement that it does n't suit you because you 've planned it , you 've made the decisions and therefore it 's up to you to alter whatever you do n't like . |
| 25 | Take five minutes and tell me what it is you want me to do for Lynx . |
| 26 | Then , exasperated by her own confusion , and the fact that they seemed to be going round in circles , Ellie demanded , ‘ Feargal , just tell me what it is you want to know — what , in fact , we 're supposed to be talking about ! ’ |
| 27 | Can you be more explicit about what it is you want to see in the North Yorkshire structure plan ? |
| 28 | And when you can be clear about what it is you want and be clear what it is they want you 've got more of a chance to get the solution to win win rather than if you 're just interested in your position and your side . |
| 29 | ‘ Look at me , and tell me what it is you want me to do , cara . ’ |
| 30 | just exactly what it is you want to think about |