Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [Wh det] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Oxford … where there 's a somewhat older university … some students are quite specific about what makes the right course for them |
| 2 | After understanding this , you need to learn as much as possible about what makes him " tick " ; how does he handle himself in business ; what are his job ambitions ; is he married and a family man or still single ; what are his interests in sports , gardening , sailing and other leisure pursuits ; can you define his life style . |
| 3 | ‘ Rachel , I 'm sorry for what 's happened to Jennifer , I told you that , but do n't you think there 's the chance she might just understand ? ’ |
| 4 | My hon. Friend the Member for Norwich , North ( Mr. Thompson ) is grateful for what has been done to help him with the preservation of his local Anglian Regiment . |
| 5 | Many other hon. Members are equally grateful for what has been done to ensure the future of the TA in their areas . |
| 6 | ‘ We are so grateful for what has been done for Sheng . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm really sorry about what 's happened , Michael . ’ |
| 8 | I know she 's your sister and I 'm desperately sorry about what 's happened to her . |
| 9 | She said she thought the parents needed to be clear about what limits they felt they had to place on Pamela 's behaviour . |
| 10 | ‘ I think the Government will feel very embarrassed about what 's been said . |
| 11 | There is also the option of using wild flowers , although that is only feasible if you live in or near the country , and you must be very careful about which flowers you pick — some of them are protected species . |
| 12 | But present-day theorists are likely to be dismissive of what has been called ‘ writers ' speculation about their art ’ , finding it impressionistic and unsystematic . |
| 13 | Mr goes on to say what is wrong with what 's been done so far . |
| 14 | One of the key themes of George Marchais , the leader of the French Communist Party , is , ‘ ‘ It will be different in France , ' ’ people say to us , ‘ ‘ but what you propose is quite different from what happens in socialist countries today . ' ’ |
| 15 | Define average incremental costs of output 1 as : This gives rise to a natural measure of product-specific returns to scale as : There is another concept of importance for multiproduct firms , which is different from what has gone before . |
| 16 | Quite clearly , while I 'm not prepared to put a a figure on the contribution that conversions are going to make to the period to two thousand and six , I 'll be most surprised if it was a long way different from what has been taking place in the past . |
| 17 | If , however , it is not clear in what terms the relevant law is to be formulated , and there is no binding authority upon the matter , this court should have regard to the terms of the Convention because it is a safe presumption that the law of contempt of court in this country is in conformity with the requirements of that Convention . |
| 18 | The reasoning which follows is based on the opinion , already inseparable from what has been said , that appropriation is a neutral expression and does not convey the sense of taking property for oneself without the owner 's authority . |
| 19 | This assumption can be made explicit by making literal use of an " existence predicate " , and sometimes any residual doubts about what is assumed on a particular occasion can be resolved only by a repeated and emphatic use of such predicates ; but , as is clear from what has been said so far , the use of such predicates is not analogous to acts of property ascription , especially if " properties " are understood in the sense of " accidental properties " . |
| 20 | It will be clear from what has been said above that the functions of Community and Union can not be kept totally separate . |
| 21 | If the Opposition could facilitate a change in the law — it would be widely welcomed , as is clear from what has been said in the debate tonight — I am sure that my right hon. and hon. Friends would be willing to do what they could to assist . |
| 22 | Naturally , with no reserve of our own in the county , we are much interested in what goes on at Rutland Water . |
| 23 | After all , I live here , so it 's only natural that I should be interested in what goes on . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I do n't want to know , ’ Sophie interrupted sharply , then , seeing that Helen looked rather ruffled , she added in a more conciliatory tone , ‘ It 's just that , although I 'm very interested in what goes on in that practice on the veterinary side , I do n't really think we ought to interest ourselves in the personal ups and downs of the people working there . ’ |
| 25 | I go into schools quite a lot because I 'm concerned with the training of graduates as teachers , and I 'm very interested in what goes on in schools . |
| 26 | He is in particular interested in what stresses the leg and foot can take . |
| 27 | He 's always been interested in what makes people tick . |
| 28 | I I think we 're all very interested in what 's been said but I 'm very concerned that we 're not actually talking about those silent majority of children |
| 29 | This is totally different to what happens in a ‘ closed ’ system such as our aquaria and ponds . |
| 30 | Logicians , one would have imagined , dwell in mental ivory towers , austerely untroubled by what goes on in laboratories . |