Example sentences of "[pron] be [pron] [verb] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 She was always so in control about everything which is what gave her this air of being much older than just twenty-seven .
2 We do n't know what 's going to happen next — which is what makes it dramatic .
3 None of the villagers would go near the pool , which was what made it such a suitable place for a rendezvous .
4 There you are I got it right for
5 because he 's said well she 's go she 's they got her this little place , did n't they ?
6 But for those who take the plunge there is plenty to keep them amused , particularly if they play bowls or golf .
7 And the marriage that was being described was different from the one they had known , indeed bore almost no resemblance to it , and there was no-one to tell them this .
8 They were now joined by John Maud as permanent Secretary , who soon found that his Minister — not particularly well on educational matters , although still capable of righteous passion in the face of wrong — was content to learn rather than There was plenty to keep them busy .
9 There was plenty to keep us busy and all is well for our 21st anniversary celebrations .
10 That 's what you call a grounding , and it 's what makes him confident if he does get to meet Big Ron at Villa Park next season .
11 More than anything , it 's what makes him unique : this ability to combine a hoarse moral anger at the way the world is turning with the basic confusion shared by us all .
12 Part of my job as a media commentator is to slag off other journalists — it 's what makes it all worthwhile — and I 've put knees into the groins of such eminences as Alastair Burnet , Peter Sissons and Donald Trelford , without so much as a raised eyebrow in Kingsland or City roads .
13 It is what makes him such a refreshing literary historian .
14 It is what makes us different from the commercial banks .
15 Then Sophie had added : ‘ It is she makes it beautiful , no ? ’ begging Teodor to agree at once .
16 It was me put you all on to the Om prayer .
17 So no one 'd ever know it was you had 'em all the time .
18 What are we keeping them alive for ?
19 And he says , what are you giving me that for ?
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