Example sentences of "[verb] what it be [pers pn] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Before you can make , you have to know what it is you are making . |
| 2 | It would have been invaluable to know what it was they really wanted from their association with the Ping Tiao . |
| 3 | and I 'd want to know what it was you were going to shed . |
| 4 | ‘ The conference is waiting to discover what it is she intends to do , now that she has finally arrived in Brighton . ’ |
| 5 | We still do n't know what it is we are up against , do we ? ’ |
| 6 | You may be fumbling in the dark — both literally and metaphorically -but you might as well know what it is you might find ! |
| 7 | And she resisted finding out , in the way that other girls she had known kept themselves in deliberate ignorance of such things as impregnation , in the unarticulated hope that if they did n't know what it was it could n't happen to them . |
| 8 | I still did n't know what it was he was trying to tell me |
| 9 | I forget what it was you used to make old horse rasps into because for |
| 10 | As I said to mama then , by the time I am bedded , I shall likely be too old — or have forgotten what it is I am supposed to do ! ’ |
| 11 | I 've quite forgotten what it was you asked . ’ |
| 12 | In fact I 'd rather you ask as I 'm going through because er very often you think of something and er you wait to the end and you 've forgotten what it was you wanted to know until you 've got home when then you re all of a sudden you remember what it was . |
| 13 | It makes me feel insecure — not understanding what it is they want so much . |
| 14 | He discovered , for example , that laboratory technicians at Fawley were carrying out chemical tests without really understanding what it was they were doing . |
| 15 | Then he let go of my sleeve as if he 'd confessed what it was he had to confess . |
| 16 | Most believers , it is likely , find it difficult much of the time even to remember what it is they are supposed to believe . |
| 17 | Oh yes , do you know , I was trying to remember what it was you wanted from that place over in Homesdale , you , you know where I mean do n't you ? |
| 18 | This involves deciding what it is you are looking for before you start general reading , and , equally important , assessing why you need to read particular works or sources you intend to consult . |
| 19 | I think we have to wait and see what it is they announce . ’ |
| 20 | What the Russians want is technical help and equipment , now our own industry is in decline er yes , particularly in machine tool industry , and I think the first thing we should do is to go over there and see what it is they actually needed , what they actually need right now , er one of your previous er correspondence , er speaker turned round and said well they 've got half finished buildings and things like that , I mean er , people have got to be put to work because people in co-ordinate employment is the only source of real wealth , but the market economy is n't interested in promoting real wealth , I mean it 's only interested in what it can get out of an economy not what it gives . |
| 21 | I still do n't really see what it is you 're getting at though . ’ |
| 22 | The track felt soft and slithery but in the dark she could n't see what it was she was stepping on . |
| 23 | This short book was written to help teachers and student teachers interested in researching what happens in their classrooms to identify what it is they want to investigate and the most appropriate way of setting about it . |
| 24 | The carbonate I ca n't remember what it is I 'm getting confused I |
| 25 | So the other one is I do n't remember what it is I wanted but I think I 'll go in to erm and erm |
| 26 | Cos it 's not a Polo , it 's a Jetta , it 's the one with the boot but if you ca n't remember what it is you can either , did you know the difference between a car with a boot and a car with a hatchback ? |
| 27 | Anyway , I now recall what it was I am about to tell you . |
| 28 | No doubt she was wondering what it was he expected to find . |
| 29 | Yet vagueness in stating the task or problem can often create resistance or a failure to accept the delegated task simply because the subordinate is not entirely clear what it is you want done . |
| 30 | I ai n't bothered what it is I do n't think . |