Example sentences of "[Wh det] you [vb base] by " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | to which you respond by typing 181 then press ENTER . |
| 2 | to which you respond by typing 181 then press ENTER , |
| 3 | Your bladder holds your water , but your balls contain that lovely , sticky stuff which you waste by spreading it all over your bed . |
| 4 | The opponent launches a front kick , which you evade by stepping back . |
| 5 | The gens had therefore to be a matrilineal group ; that is , a group to which you belong by claiming descent in the female line . |
| 6 | They differ from connotative terms like ‘ metal ’ — and to this extent ‘ are in the same condition as proper names ’ — in that whereas to the question , ‘ What are the things the resemblance to which you mark by calling this thing a ‘ metal ’ ? ’ the answer , ‘ Things of which it is true that their oxide dissolved in water yields an alkaline solution ’ can be given ; to the question , ‘ What are the things the resemblance to which you mark by calling this sensation ‘ a sensation of white ’ ? ’ the only answer that can be given is , ‘ Sensations to which I have given the name ‘ a sensation of white ’ ’ , an answer that does not ‘ unfold the signification of this class of names ’ . |
| 7 | They differ from connotative terms like ‘ metal ’ — and to this extent ‘ are in the same condition as proper names ’ — in that whereas to the question , ‘ What are the things the resemblance to which you mark by calling this thing a ‘ metal ’ ? ’ the answer , ‘ Things of which it is true that their oxide dissolved in water yields an alkaline solution ’ can be given ; to the question , ‘ What are the things the resemblance to which you mark by calling this sensation ‘ a sensation of white ’ ? ’ the only answer that can be given is , ‘ Sensations to which I have given the name ‘ a sensation of white ’ ’ , an answer that does not ‘ unfold the signification of this class of names ’ . |
| 8 | Me say me wan% go , you know , listen to some sound , and then " e say " you cyaan go sound , you too young to go sound " I say " Wha you mean by that ? " |
| 9 | ‘ That depends on what you mean by hope . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I do n't know what you mean by the lot , ’ he said . |
| 11 | ‘ He was n't mean , anyway , ’ she flared , ‘ if that 's what you mean by careful . |
| 12 | ‘ Well ! ’ says someone , ‘ I know what you mean by talking to God but what do you mean by listening to him ? |
| 13 | Jonathan Carroll 's After Silence ( Macdonald , £14.99 ) comes complete with a curious endorsement from Stephen King : ‘ I would say that only five writers have written serious novels which incorporated scenes of fantasy or the inexplicable and still qualify as literature , ’ writes the doyen of domestic horror , prompting the thought that it all depends what you mean by literature . |
| 14 | Anyway , it depends what you mean by Bartholomew Close . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ What is more , sir , ’ his lordship went on , ‘ I believe I have a good idea of what you mean by ‘ professionalism ’ . |
| 16 | Define precisely what you mean by ‘ crime ’ . |
| 17 | Depends what you mean by ‘ hack ’ . |
| 18 | But the main argument against the view that ‘ there are enough churches already ’ is that it depends what you mean by ‘ enough ’ . |
| 19 | Well , it all depends on what you mean by words like ‘ successful ’ , ‘ useless ’ and ‘ failure ’ . |
| 20 | For example , if we were to ask ‘ When do children first become able to use single words ? ’ the immediate response might be : ‘ It depends on what you mean by single words . |
| 21 | It is all very well to talk about love , but it depends what you mean by it , for love is one of the most devalued terms and concepts in our language . |
| 22 | ‘ All depends upon what you mean by eccentric . |
| 23 | IT DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU MEAN BY THE TERM |
| 24 | IT DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU MEAN BY THE TERM |
| 25 | They are : It all depends on what you mean by work . |
| 26 | And if we recognise our true position as skilled labourers performing with more or less ability a given portion of a comp 's duties , it would be utterly absurd for you to propose , or us to expect , equal remuneration with men which I suppose is what you mean by insisting on getting the true value of our labour . |
| 27 | You need to be clear about what you mean by " raising standards " . |
| 28 | In other words , it depends on what you mean by a problem . |
| 29 | But of course to some degree you 've got to decide what you mean by break even in the sense that er how do you actually I mean that |
| 30 | Er now it claims , of course that this is a more efficient purchasing mechanism on behalf of the patients and the community of this area the problem is , of course , it depends what you mean by efficiency and the truth is , that we may get increased our purchasing in terms of frugal as they put it delicately our patients ! |