Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [verb] [Wh det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was long before ‘ X ’ or any other ratings except those of the Catholic Church , and no one thought or cared to ask what was playing . |
| 2 | ‘ The horse is too clever for its own good ! ’ is a frequent complaint when a horse evades or refuses to do what is expected of it . |
| 3 | They were not persuaded or encouraged to do what they did . |
| 4 | Or offer to pay what you think is fair — not the full amount . |
| 5 | It seems to imply , for one thing , that if someone has very strong preferences about what happens beyond his own person he thereby renders it important that certain things be done or left undone which have little or nothing to do with his personal life . |
| 6 | These days the idea of going on a diet , or trying to control what I eat , or even trying to eat ‘ healthily ’ , would never occur to me . |
| 7 | If the agreement is clearly inappropriate or fails to reflect what has already been agreed , this can be counter-productive . |
| 8 | Most have either made sensible investments or have bought what they wanted and could afford . |
| 9 | As I said to mama then , by the time I am bedded , I shall likely be too old — or have forgotten what it is I am supposed to do ! ’ |
| 10 | You could talk to her knowing she would n't twist what you said like Mrs Parvis , nor fail to understand what you meant like Gloria . |
| 11 | When Jennie came in and asked to see what we were doing , we were giggling so much , she would say , ‘ What are yer giggling at , yer little monkeys ? ’ |
| 12 | In another experiment , subjects were woken either five or fifteen minutes after REM sleep had started , and asked to estimate which of the two intervals had been used . |
| 13 | Many times I 'm called up by a local doctor and asked to do what is called a DV — a domiciliary visit to assess the mental state of an individual . |
| 14 | He saw this diving towards Filfla trailing clouds of black and white smoke , but was then chased by another Messerschmitt and failed to see what happened to it . |
| 15 | This terminological ambiguity symbolizes a basic contradiction embodied in the whole process of change which followed 1868 , a running tension between those who looked back and sought to revive what they saw as the best in Japanese tradition in the face of a Western onslaught , and those who looked to the future and were prepared to accommodate the values and techniques of their competitors , if only to compete effectively with them . |
| 16 | Ardoyne woman Marion Kane , who fought hard to turn the scheme into reality , said : ‘ This is a dream come true and goes to show what can be achieved if local people are determined to have what they deserve . ’ |
| 17 | The debtor who refused to go and defend himself against his creditor 's charges risked having some of his possessions seized and sold to pay what he still owed . |
| 18 | This kind of treatment caused resentment among the petty-minded officialdom which ran the British professional game , and when Boomer was chosen for the 1927 Ryder Cup team he was picked up at Cherbourg en route to America and made to wear what every Frenchman was supposed to wear — a beret . |
| 19 | Some will be knocking on my door and demanding to know what 's going on . |
| 20 | All three features are designed to convey that Henry is not just looking at the roots but reflecting on them and struggling to think what it is they bring to mind . |
| 21 | A combination of District and Regional Council 's policies , industrial decline , and the embracing of popular capitalism pursued by central government since their election in 1979 , has ensured that the schemes in Glasgow have the highest levels of multiple deprivation of any other city in the UK and has created what is commonly referred to as the Fourth World . |
| 22 | When he is shown a pair of faces and has to decide which of the two is a celebrity , he performs at chance level , even though he performs almost as well as normal subjects on this task when the faces are replaced by their names . |
| 23 | The taxpayer is convinced that the demand is unlawful , and has to decide what to do . |
| 24 | ‘ Ian Crook came out of Tottenham reserves and has shown what a quality player he is . |
| 25 | I thought it was appropriate to put my neck on the line with the trade and say , ‘ I think this guy is really great and has got what it takes to be the next Lena Kennedy ’ . |
| 26 | The theoretical model , developed by Maynard Smith and Reichert to explain what happens , also requires that the behaviour of each individual at each stage of escalation indicates how serious it is about continuing . |
| 27 | The Northern has received telephone calls and letters from people who have contributed and want to know what is happening . |
| 28 | The Northern Echo has received a series of telephone calls and letters from people who have contributed and want to know what is happening . |
| 29 | Everybody wants to hear you because they are your friends , or because they are friends of the happy couple and want to hear what you have to say about them . |
| 30 | We must investigate and act to utilize what ways we can to defeat such abuse and division . |