Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] what [is] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His slightly pedantic manner is n't perhaps quite what 's wanted for the part , but he has studied it closely , sings it with unfailing musicality , as regards intonation , note values , dynamics and phrasing , and in Ac ; t 3 catches most of Tristan 's desperation and longing . |
| 2 | To illustrate more clearly what is meant by structural unemployment , consider a region within a country which has traditionally specialised in ship-building . |
| 3 | A desperate prisoner , knowing perfectly well what is expected of him may well offer to a chaplain or prison visitor any amount of repentance ; he might even undertake a religious conversion . |
| 4 | It is important to define quite carefully what is meant by ‘ competition ’ . |
| 5 | Usually children know very well what is expected of them . |