Example sentences of "[be] [conj] what be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " If you want to be a good wife to me , and only the Lord knows how many times you 've said that 's what you want , you can stop asking questions and making deductions about where I been or what 's passed my lips , see ? |
| 2 | blood s yes i you 'll have to see one of either Doctor or Doctor I 'm afraid but er if I , if I write everything down they 'll know exactly where we are and what 's going on . |
| 3 | The third document was another letter , which I got laser printed and 100 copies made , to all the residents within a quarter mile of Donkey Lane , telling them who we were and what was going to happen , and apologising in advance for any inconvenience ( including the lorries ) . |
| 4 | All thoughts of where they were and what was happening fled abruptly as she stared at him with a shock that soon turned to joy as she saw the expression on his face . |
| 5 | ‘ We were also stopped and interrogated by a para-military vigilante force who again wanted to know who we were and what were doing . ’ |
| 6 | Part of the problem that we got back to when we looked over the issues is that what 's happening in the private sector is not just that it 's growing but that it 's very much in an unplanned fashion . |
| 7 | The general maxim of the law is that what is annexed to the land becomes part of the land . |
| 8 | The trouble is that what is measured differs from medium to medium , and , therefore , cost measurements differ almost completely between , say , TV and posters in what they are costs of . |
| 9 | The point at issue is that what is happening is not only a tragedy of today but a portent of tomorrow . |
| 10 | The process of idealizing one 's partner , turning a blind eye to faults or discrepancies between what is and what is desired , can perform a useful function . |
| 11 | Based on what the PB is and what is known about its antecedents and consequences , design a method of delivering these rewards ( and of withholding them ) on a contingent and consistent basis : that is whenever CB and PB appear . |
| 12 | ‘ Now let's see if we can find out exactly where this pain is and what 's causing it , shall we ? ’ |
| 13 | It is because what is said in the House is so important to MPs that John Major can not brush aside the Iraqgate charges . |
| 14 | No one seemed to know what the situation was or what was going on but the diplomats , at least , had prepared for the worst . |
| 15 | She remained conscious , but became increasingly disorientated , losing all awareness of where she was or what was happening to her . |
| 16 | The worst moment of all , he thought , had been at a quarter to nine that morning , when he had been roused from the bottom depths of heavy , dream-tangled sleep by the door bell , and when , having stumbled across the room , still not knowing where he was or what was happening , he had found Mrs. Mounce at the door , asking if she could do any shopping for them . |
| 17 | A hand took him by the shoulder and shook him awake , and he started up with a cry , for a moment not knowing where he was or what was happening to him . |
| 18 | All were corked and sealed , and he was too circumspect to break the seals till he saw better where he was and what was to do . |
| 19 | But the maddest thing , Anton , how he was and what was happening to him , he could not scream out the shame of it . |
| 20 | Aye well that 's it er I mean there was no , as I said there was no alarms for anybody else or anybody who was n't there really would n't have a much of an idea to how drastic it was and what was going on at the time . |