Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [verb] what the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , I do n't think I knew what the word ‘ erudite ’ meant until I met Kenneth . |
| 2 | As the shock receded , Charles found himself wondering what the disagreement had really been about . |
| 3 | D' ya know what the axis is ? |
| 4 | Well I do n't know you know what the name we 've used |
| 5 | She had spent a sleepless night agonising over what had happened between herself and David and she found herself dreading what the atmosphere would be like between them . |
| 6 | It had been a slip on Doreen 's part , Lucy recalled as she found herself wondering what the situation had been with Clive . |
| 7 | ‘ We want him to see what the reality is , compared with the tabloid myth , ’ said a party organiser . |
| 8 | Er now let's go back over oh first of all let me explain what the idea is Hello . |
| 9 | If we take sentences without contexts and devise interpretations for them on the basis of the mutual compatibility or otherwise of the type-meaning of the words in them , we are putting ourselves under constraints which have nothing to do with syntax ; by thus restricting and deforming our appreciations of the structure we prevent ourselves seeing what the effect of the syntax , qua syntax , is . |
| 10 | Herein lay a paradox : the PSBC was ‘ patronage [ good ] , that is , supporting projects of merit and quality ’ , whereas ‘ paternalism ’ [ bad ] referred to institutions , such as the BBC , which believed they knew what the public needed . |
| 11 | Let us consider what the interviewer is trying to do when seeking an interview and what the reaction of the informant may be . |
| 12 | So let us see what the questionnaire can tell us . |
| 13 | … let us see what the statement of claim alleges , or rather does not allege . |
| 14 | Under the first few sample questions are guidelines to help you understand what the interviewer is hoping to find out so that you can construct replies which show why you are the candidate who should get the job . |
| 15 | ‘ I think that in any case technological developments ensure that there is no point in trying to propagandize or conceal , because people have access to the truth — at least , in theory they have access to more data that will enable them to determine what the truth of a matter is — through satellites , facsimiles , etc . |
| 16 | ‘ I believe I know what the club need to check the slide . |
| 17 | I find that whenever I notice some sentence in context , I immediately find myself asking what the effect would have been if the context had been slightly different . |
| 18 | From this it follows that we could give some account of what it might mean to ‘ change the context ’ in the sense in which Fillmore ( 1977 : 119 ) envisages this when he says ‘ I … find myself asking what the effect would have been if the context had been slightly different . ’ |
| 19 | But this was just a dentist 's waiting room and it made him wonder what the rest of the house would be like . |
| 20 | I asked him to describe what the atmosphere in the dressing room is like with the rest of the team . |
| 21 | and it gives you an example , okay and it tells you to write what the situation is , so it 'll be at home with the children watching television |
| 22 | I do n't , I do n't think he knows what the word love or anything means . |
| 23 | I mean he grasped what the word , he grasped the way she taught him and he soon learnt to read and he could retain those words |
| 24 | Can you please let me know what the position is with regard to order number 026 that I placed with you for the above tape to run it on VAX 3500 running ULTRIX , at either 6250 or 1600 bpi ? ( ordered on 12 May ) |
| 25 | If we are able to make use of the track in the way specified I would be extremely grateful if you could let me know what the cost will be . |
| 26 | If we are able to make use of the track in the way specified I would be extremely grateful if you could let me know what the cost will be . |
| 27 | If we are able to make use of the track in the way specified I would be extremely grateful if you could let me know what the cost will be . |
| 28 | If we are able to make use of the track in the way specified I would be extremely grateful if you could let me know what the cost will be . |
| 29 | " Hearken , you three , " he said , picking out three-goblin brothers , " follow those boys , stay with them , and , whatever you do , do n't let them remember what the sun-god told them to do . " |
| 30 | Do you know what the reading was ? |