Example sentences of "what it be he " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's got to say this is what he 's trying to do in order to gain what it is he 's trying to gain . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | A widespread factor is found where real or suggested expertise is involved in a transaction and where at the same time it may be assumed that the customer is ignorant about what it is he is paying for . |
| 4 | Jay , however , is less forthcoming when it comes to defining exactly what it is he and his colleagues at Talkin' Loud are looking for . |
| 5 | It will often enough tell you what it is he should do next . |
| 6 | The individual is never informed of what it is he ( sic ) is alleged to have done to give rise to the suspicion ; nor , indeed , is it necessary that he be convicted of any offence . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . |
| 8 | sleeping in the car today , that 's what it is he 's just woken up . |
| 9 | She was a scold — whenever she was near him he felt in the wrong and wondered anxiously what it was he ought to have done . |
| 10 | He started to explain what it was he wanted , with sentries shouting along the corridors outside , but was cut short . |
| 11 | He looked at me as if he was now wondering quite what it was he had invited into his home . |
| 12 | There was something definitely wrong , but what it was he had no idea . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Something was being gained by the roughness of his work ; what it was he could n't explain . |
| 15 | Crouching a little , he risked turning his head to see what it was he 'd hit . |
| 16 | Then he let go of my sleeve as if he 'd confessed what it was he had to confess . |
| 17 | ‘ Oh , shut up , Bob , ’ said Dyson , peering into the engine and trying to see what it was he had touched . |
| 18 | He 'd had an addled idea that he wanted to stand there all night , so that first thing in the morning he could approach the kids and explain to them what it was he was after . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | But quite often Quigley will keep his audience in such a state of suspense that he forgets what it was he intended to say . |
| 21 | No doubt she was wondering what it was he expected to find . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | I still did n't know what it was he was trying to tell me |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | I 'll just have to work out what it was he said he wanted . |
| 26 | No , no it 's a lot better than what it was he went to the doctor and the doctor said . |