Example sentences of "[prep] what it be [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 Otto said that we all gravitate towards what it is we want .
2 If you put that depth of knowledge with the normal Wedding Present , you can see the talent , musicianship and understanding of what it is they are doing , ’ he says .
3 First we need a proper idea of what it is we are seeking to explain .
4 Though our modern technology and civilization is based largely upon our ability to harness the electron , conventional physics still has no real perception of what it is we have got our hands on .
5 I apologise for the length of this letter but I do believe that it is essential that you have a clear understanding of what it is we are to do .
6 I have admired her greatly as someone who has an absolutely clear sense of what it is she is trying to achieve .
7 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 .
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 ‘ And have you got any idea of what it is you do to me , Maria ?
10 No doubt you were expecting to hear from me , and no doubt you are aware of what it is I want to talk about ? ’
11 ‘ I say them two or three times and it became more obvious each time I say them that they had a real understanding of what it was they were trying to do musically .
12 but I think that , that with what it is you know , but then I say she 's got that anyway , she 's not as , as tough as what she makes out , but er it would be worth having a look you never know what 's in there , and I say I must pick up a couple of paper towels
13 But if this is to occur , the teaching relationship must be sufficiently open for students to invest something of themselves in what it is they say or do .
14 Compared to what it was it 's bloody brilliant in n it ?
15 ‘ Depends on what it is you 're wanting to know , Mr Eddy .
16 I could n't put my finger on what it was I disliked about him , yet now it seems plain as the nose on your face .
17 get dead clear about what it is we 're go actually gon na vote on
18 So we want to get bright objects that we can see at great distances , but we also need to know something about what it is we 're looking at .
19 But what it tells us is that in these twenty areas , management should try and think about what it is they can do to prevent problems .
20 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 .
21 you can not assess performance unless you are clear about what it is you are trying to do .
22 Can you be more explicit about what it is you want to see in the North Yorkshire structure plan ?
23 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 .
24 for what it is I take it with a pinch of
25 It 's for what it is it 's if say like Mark or the staff were upstairs
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