Example sentences of "work [adv] what it be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have never managed to work out what it is unemployed women do during the day — ’ he gave a neutral laugh ‘ — except between five and seven , of course . ’ |
| 2 | Shared by nine is have to work out what it is . |
| 3 | It took him a second to work out what it was , that it was the sheep galloping . |
| 4 | Ruth knew there was something strange about him , but it seemed to take her an age to work out what it was : he was wearing a green cloak , and its folds drifted round him as if floating in water . |
| 5 | Casting her mind back , she tried to work out what it was , piecing together what she knew of him . |
| 6 | I 'll just have to work out what it was he said he wanted . |
| 7 | Let's see if we can work out what it is . |
| 8 | Shit , I ca n't work out what it is you do believe in … |
| 9 | So you know I mean this is , okay , let's say you have n't got a clue , you ca n't work out what it is so you think oh alright , I 'm stuck . |
| 10 | He says : ‘ They may be worried because they feel that something is wrong with their child , but can not work out what it is . |
| 11 | And then I can give them an idea of price , and we can work out what it 's going to cost . |
| 12 | Did you work out what it was ? |
| 13 | Something important was eluding her , and until she 'd worked out what it was she did n't want to demand an explanation from him . |
| 14 | ( ? ) If you find it and work out what it 's all about , let me know ; he said there was something secret buried in it . |
| 15 | Now work out what it 's equal to . |
| 16 | And try and work out what it is about |
| 17 | They will be of some use in working out what it was that testators hoped to achieve by adding on a trust disposition to provisions at civil law . |