Example sentences of "but it be [adj] what " in BNC.

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1 A good deal of the care of them is common sense , but it is extraordinary what an uncommon quality that is when it comes to books .
2 There is inevitable talk of a government reshuffle , but it is unclear what good removing Mr Rocard would do .
3 But it is incredible what the human frame will stand and I blinked in disbelief as the iron gates appeared once more under their arch of sooty branches .
4 But it is clear what causes it : the risk of currency movements .
5 I nearly starved at first because I could n't bear the idea of eating — well — insects and the like , but it 's amazing what you can get used to . ’
6 If I cross my hands over my breast I can think I 'm dead and in paradise , but it 's true what they say , you can get too tired to sleep .
7 But it 's clear what Tod 's after .
8 Leule Selase Tamamum was appointed to the Cabinet , but it was unclear what portfolio he was to hold .
9 I said ‘ Thank you very much , but it was awful what you did to me in Langbaurgh ’ . ’
10 Food was getting even shorter , but it was amazing what sharing would do .
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