Example sentences of "[pron] what it be [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well erm I 'll tell you what it is we , we actually build our business by word of mouth and it er these sort of introductions means that we rarely advertise erm and the money saved can be used to benefit policy holders such as yourself which sometimes means that it can reduce charges and erm increase bonuses wherever possible . |
| 2 | ‘ Shall I tell you what it is she 's doing , Jack ? ’ |
| 3 | It will often enough tell you what it is he should do next . |
| 4 | ‘ Shall I tell you what it was I put my hand into , Jas ? ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | And she had no doubt that Tristan would listen when she explained to him what it was she wished him to say on her behalf , or in which direction she wished him to urge her to go . |
| 7 | Until he told her what it was she could n't even deny having it . |
| 8 | But no one will tell me what it is they 're waiting for . |
| 9 | ‘ You 'd better explain to me what it is she does as a job . |
| 10 | As she was leaving , Gerald said : ‘ Should n't you tell me what it is I 'm supposed to keep quiet about ? ’ |
| 11 | But , as I do n't , you 'll have to tell me what it is I 'm supposed to have done . ’ |
| 12 | Look , if you can tell me what it is you want to know … ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Look , Jannie , ’ he said reasonably , following her back to the kitchen , ‘ just tell me what it is you 're going on about . |
| 14 | ‘ Perhaps you will tell me what it is you have to say ? ’ |
| 15 | Take five minutes and tell me what it is you want me to do for Lynx . |
| 16 | ‘ Tell me what it is you wish to say . |
| 17 | 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 ! ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Look at me , and tell me what it is you want me to do , cara . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Will ye not tell me what it was ye were fighting over ? ’ |
| 20 | Well if you 're going to ask some poor devil to clean er a carriage out is n't it fair to tell them what it is you mean by clean ? |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Tell us what it is you did , and how it befell . ’ |