Example sentences of "be [vb pp] what the " in BNC.

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1 It also remains to be seen what the Halls can do to reduce the club 's debts of £6.5m .
2 He 'd planned to storm up to General Kopyion and demand to be told what the Justice Police were doing to prevent further bloodshed .
3 Right and they 'll be told what the clue is .
4 The owner of Redi-Hot , who seemed to spend most of his time reading a guide book , told Mr and Mrs Wordmaster , who looked suitably impressed , that Thunder Bay , one of Canada 's largest ports , was at the far west end of the St Lawrence-Great Lakes seaway and should really be called what the locals called it , The Lakehead .
5 It was clear to me that his own personal preoccupations , such as had been conveyed to me by Father D'Arcy and hinted at by others , had cut him off from the workings of certain institutions — his unawareness of Collingwood 's preferment was a case in point — and again he wanted to be informed what the young were thinking .
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