Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] what was [v-ing] on " in BNC.
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1 | She must see what was going on ; must find out who the men were and what it was they were carrying … |
2 | Then you know I mean they must have what was going on oh aye they just completely ignore it . |
3 | Some of the wealthier natives brought picnic hampers in the European manner , and their servants would unroll splendid carpets on the green sward ; while their banquets were spread out on the carpets they could watch what was going on through telescopes and opera-glasses which they had had the foresight to bring with them though what they saw , as they swept the ramparts of the Residency and banqueting hall can hardly have looked very impressive to them : just a few ragged , boil-covered skeletons crouching behind mud walls . |
4 | Taking out Gwendoline Bear , who went with her everywhere , she sat her in the middle of the bed so that she could see what was going on . |
5 | She could imagine what was going on in the lugubrious depths of Baikal . |
6 | That we could own what was going on in Canberra . |
7 | She could tell he was close to some revelation that would explain what was going on . |
8 | If the system changed every five minutes nobody would know what was going on , he said . |