Example sentences of "[pron] it [be] [conj] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the question I am wondering is this : does the person Albie owed money to — the man behind Vinnie Dirkin — know who it was that killed him ? |
| 2 | Whoever it was that was menacing her with letters ( a letter , she corrected herself , but feeling certain there would be more ) , whoever it was that had anything to do with her mother 's death , that person , or those persons , would belong to her father 's age group . |
| 3 | ‘ Whoever it was that took her never spoke a word the whole time , which made the whole experience worse . |
| 4 | when it comes to looking for x-ray or path lab or whatever it is but finding your way out . |
| 5 | It can be used by anyone to improve whatever it is that interests him or her . |
| 6 | I too would gladly have exercised these master-skills , but there was one essential ingredient I lacked : Charlie 's strong will and his massively forceful desire to possess whatever it was that took his fancy . |
| 7 | Whatever it was that hit her , it was n't speed . ’ |
| 8 | Perhaps it meant that Cindy Hill had revealed at least some of whatever it was that bothered her , which was a good thing , really . |
| 9 | All the family were enjoying life , and even Maureen seemed to have forgotten whatever it was that troubled her and to be quietly happy again . |
| 10 | Perhaps the magic of science would overcome this detestable witchcraft ( or whatever it was that held me in thrall ) . |
| 11 | And she knew how urgent and fervent their kisses had been , how close Lucy had been to abandoning whatever it was that held her back , made her withhold her beautiful body . |
| 12 | Then she bought whatever it was and paid their price without worrying too much about the provenance . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , if we are to define what it is that influences our decisions whether or not to indulge our motivations towards crime we inevitably make suppositions about human needs or requirements , which are in turn predicated on assumptions about what it is that gives us pleasure or pain . |
| 14 | It 's getting rather hard to think about what it is that lets me see them as distinct individuals if all that they 're doing are |
| 15 | The parents will begin to identify what it is that irritates them so much . |
| 16 | They have taken a long hard look at the way Japanese firms operate and tried to understand what it is that makes them so much more productive and successful . |
| 17 | Examine all the humour you come across — in shops , at work , with children , on the TV — and try to ascertain what it is that makes something funny for you . |
| 18 | Think , too , about the circumstances under which you can not keep to your resolves , and analyse exactly what it is that makes you behave the way you do . |
| 19 | ‘ Being around you for any length of time , I 'd sooner know what it is that makes you tick . |
| 20 | What we 've got for the first time I suspect , since any of you joined this company and you take the experience over there as well , is that the time you spend two days together , and actually find out what it is that makes you go and I do n't suppose that happens often , , dropped you off the boat together for more than two hours at a time . |
| 21 | IT 'S the Echo 's Fun Fortnight and today we examine exactly what it is that makes you smile , laugh and be happy ! by Philippa Bellis |
| 22 | This present body of work is the closest that he has come to understanding what it is that attracts him to travel . |
| 23 | This present body of work is the closest that he has come to understanding what it is that attracts him to travel . |
| 24 | Another way is just to try to define its scope by explaining what it is that distinguishes it from other kinds of policy . |
| 25 | But I have often asked myself what it is that drew me to Sibelius 's music and I think it is that he is a composer who can not really be compared to anyone else . |
| 26 | Nevertheless , if we are to define what it is that influences our decisions whether or not to indulge our motivations towards crime we inevitably make suppositions about human needs or requirements , which are in turn predicated on assumptions about what it is that gives us pleasure or pain . |
| 27 | Says if I move the window he 'll be able to see what it is and avoid it . ’ |
| 28 | If Washoe has an unfulfilled desire , one can rest assured that the eager and attentive experimenters will gather from context what it is and fulfil it if at all possible . |
| 29 | The way to get the best out of something — whether faith or a donkey or anything else — is to find out what it is and treat it accordingly . |
| 30 | I forget what it was that distracted me for a moment , but as I delayed , the water bounced the boat up and down and then straight against the quay , with my finger in between . |