Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] what [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are also times when we need to ensure that we understand what is being said , and this can be done by asking simple questions or making comments which help elucidate or develop what the counsellee is saying , such as , ‘ So you think that … ’ , or ‘ You mean that … ‘ , or even ‘ I 'm not sure that I follow what you mean … |
| 2 | It has traditionally been argued , particularly by judges , that they do not make decisions , but , instead , they simply apply the known law to new facts or declare what the law is in cases of uncertainty . |
| 3 | As we discuss the changing role of the traditional high-street off-licence , it is all too plain that none of the first six customers have browsed or bought wine or done what the market research says they should be doing . |
| 4 | Sadly , this representation of our salvation has been the source of the rift between two historic Communions as both have misheard or misunderstood what the other has been trying to say . |
| 5 | Here , adult contributions might be reasonably elaborate , in that they might add new information or extend what the child has said . |
| 6 | Erm I do recognise some faces , I know some of you recognise me and eh cos we 've done quite a lot of things together , but this afternoon what I 'm going to tell you about is how I fit in with Council , I do n't think any of you know that or know what the Local Government Unit is . |
| 7 | For example , in a normal conversation between a child and an adult , if the child said ‘ er … um ’ or looked puzzled in response to a question , the adult would attempt to resolve what appeared to be some problem of understanding by rephrasing the question or asking what the problem was . |
| 8 | or knowing what the minimum required was |
| 9 | But then the peasants surely should be able to choose to accept or reject what the Party is trying to instil in a way . |
| 10 | We seriously need someone like Jack Charlton who not only knows what he s doing … he is his own man and does nt cling to pathetic stereotypes — or do what the press think is best . |
| 11 | Local authorities can spoil or block what a government is trying to do , or they can steal its credit . |
| 12 | or see what the others want to do |
| 13 | ( a ) it enables them to demand standards of quality , and ranges of goods which fit into their market strategy , rather than accepting what the manufacturer might prefer , |
| 14 | Not surprisingly , considerable pressure was put on the Conservative government to take some action to cope with the problem , though it was neither clear nor agreed what the basic problem was . |
| 15 | We can also recognise a letter , character or figure from just a part of the whole , or even a collection of dots that approximate what the letter should look like . |
| 16 | There are certain things in there that say what we can and ca n't do , and certain things that say what the band can and ca n't do , ’ says Marshall . |
| 17 | Erm so that shows what a long time ago it was . |
| 18 | In this situation it is obviously easier to find the fish than understand what the feature is that keeps them coming back to that swim . |
| 19 | There is nothing more interesting to a busy chief executive or personnel director than knowing what the competition are doing , what they are being paid and who is moving where . |
| 20 | In their articles in this volume Ali Rattansi and Paul Gilroy have argued the case for new strategies in antiracist education that avoid what the Burnage Report criticized as its ‘ moral , symbolic and doctrinaire ’ forms . |
| 21 | Fowler divided the English-speaking world into ( 1 ) those who neither know nor care what a split infinitive is ; ( 2 ) those who do not know , but care very much ; ( 3 ) those who know and condemn ; ( 4 ) those who know and approve ; and ( 5 ) those who know and distinguish . |
| 22 | ‘ The truth in question is hidden , lying concealed beneath appearances ; we must then inquire , since its nature is not open to us , whether it is still possible to know it through some sign and whether we have a criterion by which we may recognize the sign and judge what the thing truly is . ’ |
| 23 | He peered closer at me and asked what an Englishman was doing in Paris . |
| 24 | As to the second criticism , it is true that a talking-head programme does n't provide visual clues as to content , but it does permit the language learner to watch as well as listen , to see lip movements and facial expressions and to see what the speaker looks like . |
| 25 | But it 's important that they get abroad and see these because they also imbibe a lot of feeling from just walking around these places and seeing what the ladies are wearing so it 's very important for them to go to those places . |
| 26 | Going behind the doors that you 're not allowed to go through , go through and seeing what the Sainsbury is , has got behind the doors , the magical doors . |
| 27 | These have to be married with the individual dreams of each business who , in addition to achieving the best they can ask for their business , have to perform and deliver what the board has asked of them for the company as a whole . |
| 28 | If there was a moon she used to go out into the yard , and look at the moon , and prophesy what the world was going to be like tomorrow . |
| 29 | He glared across the breakfast table at them , quenching the morning cheerfulness in the kitchen , and fiercely examined them at tea-time as if to see what the day had done to them . |
| 30 | She wanted to hear interviews with other survivors and to know what the emergency services had to say — the fire fighters who rushed to the scene , the doctors who performed the operations . |