Example sentences of "what it [be] he [verb] " in BNC.

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1	When the child does what you want , tell him what it is he has done that has earned your praise — for example , ‘ That was good of you to tidy up your toys .
2	‘ 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 .
3	sleeping in the car today , that 's what it is he 's just woken up .
4	He looked at me as if he was now wondering quite what it was he had invited into his home .
5	There was something definitely wrong , but what it was he had no idea .
6	Then he let go of my sleeve as if he 'd confessed what it was he had to confess .
7	‘ Oh , shut up , Bob , ’ said Dyson , peering into the engine and trying to see what it was he had touched .
8	Edwina Currie had rejected his advances ( ‘ What sort of girl do you think I am ? ’ ) while Emma Nicholson had not caught exactly what it was he had proposed .
9	Though he did not know it , and never would , he was looking at the blazing jet-pipe of Colonel Bowers ' F-15 Eagle as both men raced on different missions towards the British capital , neither man knowing what it was he carried .
10	No , no it 's a lot better than what it was he went to the doctor and the doctor said .
11	No doubt she was wondering what it was he expected to find .
12	When asked to show what it was he offered a bottle opener , but Miss Sherwin said as he did so he dropped a polythene bag containing 12 LSD tabs and a small amount of cannabis resin .
13	When he looked at you it was like he knew something he was n't telling , or was laughing at you , no matter what it was he said .
14	I 'll just have to work out what it was he said he wanted .
15	But quite often Quigley will keep his audience in such a state of suspense that he forgets what it was he intended to say .
16	He started to explain what it was he wanted , with sentries shouting along the corridors outside , but was cut short .

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