Example sentences of "know what it is [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " The important thing is to know what it is that you are dying for " , noted Nizan in 1935 . |
| 2 | Another difficulty with the idea of the novel as an intentional act of communication is that until the writer has completed it he does n't know what it is that he is communicating , and perhaps does n't know even then . |
| 3 | ‘ Being around you for any length of time , I 'd sooner know what it is that makes you tick . |
| 4 | When she opens her eyes , I do n't know what it is that she sees . |
| 5 | A duty is something black and white : once we know what it is that a body has a duty to do and what it actually did , we can say either that the authority has performed its duty or that it has not . |