Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] [adv] what be [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Crookes could not explain satisfactorily what was happening , but Stokes and others involved with the dynamical theory of gases were ultimately able to account for it in terms of collisions and energy . |
| 2 | If you do not know exactly what is going to happen it is well to keep your options open . |
| 3 | Surely he did not know precisely what was going on ? |
| 4 | I could n't make out what was going on so I began walking towards the image , binoculars pressed to my eyes . |
| 5 | You know , I mean you , the problem with you and dad is , cos you never got particularly involved with it you do n't , you do n't know exactly what 's happening at school , you do n't know what we do . |
| 6 | So initially , I used the camera without anybody in the class … then they do n't know exactly what is going to happen . |
| 7 | ‘ One does n't know quite what 's going to happen next . ’ |
| 8 | But I do n't know really what 's happening , if she had n't had anything she 'll have something when she comes back . |
| 9 | I ca n't work out what 's going on . ’ |
| 10 | Like middle age , this takes me unawares , for even when I have noticed that single paragraph on the front page of newspapers , I still ca n't work out what is happening . |
| 11 | I ca n't find out what 's going on while I 'm locked in the basement . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ First , if we leave now I wo n't find out what 's going on , and as you know I do n't like to leave anywhere until I know what 's going on . |