Example sentences of "the [noun] [prep] what [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After his release he lived in Kent , preaching regularly in Rochester Cathedral and laying the foundations for what became the Quaker community there . |
| 2 | And here we may note that the definitions of what constituted a Soviet national appear to be unique and to derive from no other known document or authority . |
| 3 | Marseille 's foreign stars , Croat Alen Boksic and German international Rudi Voeller had earlier fired the Frenchmen into what looked an unassailable lead , but they had n't counted on Rangers ' indomitable spirit . |
| 4 | He caught a cold on his way to Tangiers which affected his left lung , but this was merely the prelude to what became an unfortunate trip . |
| 5 | Its centre lies in the recognition of what impedes the sight of love , whereas Scale 2 is occupied with facilitating recognition of the nature of God 's being — love — in man . |
| 6 | In November the Left SRs , now formally established as a separate party , entered negotiations for the formation of what proved a short-lived coalition with the Bolsheviks . |
| 7 | Without such awareness , we can not easily address the issue of what constitutes an appropriate social model for sociolinguistics . |
| 8 | The simplest answer to the question about what causes the sleep/wake rhythm to arise is that it is a reflection of the rhythmic world in which the newborn child has been placed and to which it begins to respond . |
| 9 | At the heart of the current debate , therefore , is the question of what determines the different sensitivities of IP 3 Rs . |
| 10 | 4 Breach of the duty The question of what constitutes a breach of the duty of confidentiality falls into two parts . |
| 11 | This raises the question of what constitutes the community . |
| 12 | The question of what constituted a small distribution as compared with the value of the shares was a question of fact and degree for the Special Commissioner . |
| 13 | Mr Clive Ponting 's acquittal by a jury in February 1985 , after he had admitted to passing official Government papers to a person not authorised to receive them , the very essence of section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 , and despite the most explicit summing up by the trial judge that they should convict , raises the question of what motivated the jury . |
| 14 | In the absence of detailed requirements , the question of what gives a true and fair view is notoriously subjective . |
| 15 | The existence of other gods who turn out to be mere ‘ pretenders ’ to divinity raises the question of what makes a god a God . |
| 16 | The investigation into what caused the fire at Lostock was continuing yesterday , with officials from the Health and Safety Executive and Her Majesty 's Inspectorate of Pollution both looking into the matter . |
| 17 | The turning-point in what became a distinguished career came on 22 February 1897 , when he started work in the drawing office of the Metropolitan Railway Company at Neasden works , where he pursued both mechanics and architecture , being ultimately appointed as assistant to the chief surveyor and architect . |
| 18 | MICHAEL Fagan yesterday revealed the truth about what happened the morning he broke into the Queen 's bedroom … ‘ nothing ’ . |
| 19 | Cultural artefacts and occurrences often previously perceived on the margins of what constituted the culture — for example how a culture defined and treated insanity — were recognised as an aid in revealing a great deal about the cultural orders celebrated at a society 's centre ( e.g. the way court ceremony was enacted ) . |
| 20 | The notion of what constitutes a just wage and a just price has in consequence been a much debated question in the history of the Church . |
| 21 | The notion of what constitutes a lexical unit is also addressed . |
| 22 | The ball bobbled along the goal-line for what seemed an eternity before Olney screwed it wide . |
| 23 | The definition of what constitutes a ‘ disease state ’ is influenced by social concepts as is the definition of what is normal or average . |
| 24 | So far as the definition of what constitutes a breach of the peace is concerned , however , the decision is less satisfactory . |
| 25 | The definition of what constitutes an institution varies across time and between different countries . |
| 26 | The definition of what constitutes an effective history teacher is not fixed and immutable . |
| 27 | ONLY by breaking the habit of what seems a lifetime will England this evening jeopardise their hopes of reaching the World Cup in Italy next summer . |
| 28 | Akehurst 's passion for the subject of international law led him to embark on the writing of what became a standard student textbook , A Modern Introduction to International Law . |
| 29 | Argue with you , and then we get the answers on what to tell the customers |
| 30 | They stood chatting across the gate for what seemed an age until Moran faced the house with the two envelopes tantalizingly held out . |