Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] can [verb] [adv] what " in BNC.
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| 1 | Neither my sister nor I can remember exactly what we had for dinner , but we chose not merely a good cheese but a claret of which we hoped he would approve . |
| 2 | ‘ So I have to fail all my GCSEs so I can find out what you knew all the time ? ’ |
| 3 | These now have an excellent range of pipes and plumbing fittings and are well laid out so that you can see exactly what you need . |
| 4 | We 're offering you a range of different sizes so you can choose exactly what you need . |
| 5 | They all consist of a durable two part coupling system — one side with rows of hooks , the other with a mass of loops , which join together to make a secure fastening — the nylon hook and loop tapes are also sold separately so you can buy exactly what you need . |
| 6 | It 's called time , it gives you a little space at the top so you can fill in what you feel to be your role , and if you can fill below , all the tasks in respective order that you do in a typical day . |
| 7 | Videos are often available of exercise routines so you can see exactly what you should be doing . |
| 8 | The descriptions and explanations leave no questions unanswered , the graphics are extremely well drawn so you can see clearly what the author means when he is talking about planting etc . |
| 9 | It is not a question , he wrote , of drawing up an inventory of all that is required , because that suggests that one can know exactly what will be required . |
| 10 | However , puberty affects values and beliefs so much that it may not be until the mid-twenties that we can ask realistically what career priorities a person has . |
| 11 | I 'm not convinced that we can establish exactly what we 're after erm the sort of conversation or communication |
| 12 | ‘ Well , first we 've got to get rid of air resistance — so we can see exactly what gravity itself is doing . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ We need some people to be made to testify under oath so we can find out what went wrong with that investigation , ’ said Mr Laframboise , stressing that , at this point , it does not matter that most of the physical evidence has been destroyed . |
| 14 | I can offer an account of what the minimum level to be attained at 16 by 80%-90% of pupils would entail in a few areas of the curriculum … ; in English , pupils would need to demonstrate that they are attentive listeners and confident speakers when dealing with everyday matters of which they have experience , that they can read straightforward written information and pass it on — orally and in written form — without loss of meaning and that they can say clearly what their own views are ; in Mathematics , that they can apply the topics and skills in the foundation list proposed in the Cockcroft Report ; in Science , that they are willing and able to take a practical approach to problems , involving sensible observations and appropriate measurements and can communicate their findings effectively … ; in History , that they possess some historical knowledge and perspective , understand the concepts of cause and consequence , and can compare and extract information from historical evidence and be aware of its limitations ; and in CDT [ craft , design and technology ] , that they can design and make something , using a limited range of materials and calling on a restricted range of concepts and give an account of what they have done and the problems they encountered . |
| 15 | If you like I 'll ask around back at the church and see if I can find out what 's on offer . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ See if I can find out what the problem is . ’ |
| 17 | If a correlation coefficient obtains a value of minus one , or plus one , it means that you only need to know one of the scores of the two and you can say exactly what the other one will be . |
| 18 | You 'll discover mussel soup and pickled plums among other unknown delicacies , and you can find out what those liquorice allsorts taste like . |
| 19 | English might do , if you can decide just what is English ; but theoreticians prefer something more precise . |
| 20 | There at the start of the working day , giving you , you 've got ta say that next step and tell them , okay , if you can say so what , you have n't told them the benefit . |
| 21 | Have a look on your your periodic table and see if you can work out what M N O two . |
| 22 | Then see if you can work out what those says and put them in the right places . |
| 23 | Er to , to work the truth out of things , one has to think what Adam , Adam had lost in the beginning , what Jesus had to gain back , cos according to the Corinthian 's letter that erm Jesus came back to buy back what Adam had lost and if you can work out what Adam had lost in the , in the first place , then you can see the point why you 're put on the earth and you can see that it , that he , he was given a commandment not to take off the , the tree of kno knowledge written by were n't he ? |
| 24 | Be interesting cos you can hear exactly what they 're saying , mm I say people like Simon and Doreen who do n't erm televise much and you 've got the telephone you told me do n't you ? |
| 25 | and we can work out what that comes to . |
| 26 | And then I can give them an idea of price , and we can work out what it 's going to cost . |
| 27 | Let's see if we can find out what a reasonable fare would be . |
| 28 | What and if we can find out what it is that does that |
| 29 | Let's see if we can work out what it is . |
| 30 | More research will have to be completed before we can determine precisely what excites female widow-birds . |