Example sentences of "[v-ing] [Wh det] [noun] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 4 Check that a medical discharge note explaining what operation the patient has had is sent to the General Practitioner . |
| 2 | But her very presence seemed to be wrecking what chance the company had of any success . |
| 3 | This was no longer the wily old ecclesiastical politician from the metropole who had first closed down Martinho 's seminary news-letter and then later , seeing which way the wind blew , had made an unholy , if tacit , alliance with Caesar in the shape of Osvaldo . |
| 4 | Mr Dostam keeps a token force of fighters in Kabul , sometimes supporting Mr Masoud , sometimes opposing him , depending which way the wind is blowing . |
| 5 | Allowing for the differences in stance has far more chance of success : then it is just a question of deciding which way the ball will fly from certain lies . |
| 6 | I remember , too , wondering what part the imminence of its destruc-tion had in making paradise so sweet . |
| 7 | It was only on glancing again at his watch at three minutes to one and wondering what time the Substitute would turn up that he realized that the Substitute was the reason why . |
| 8 | They stood looking at the door , wondering what form the knocking threat would take . |
| 9 | As the bell rang to signal the start of the Christmas auction of holly , mistletoe and wreaths , buyers were wondering what effect the recession would have on prices . |
| 10 | In 1973 I began investigating what effect the uncertainty principle would have on a particle in the curved space-time near a black hole . |
| 11 | In 1973 I started investigating what difference the uncertainty principle would make to black holes . |
| 12 | Mark the moulding to the required length , indicating which way the cut is to be made . |
| 13 | The swing to Labour , the increase in turnout and the sharp variations in results between authorities are all relevant when it comes to examining what effect the poll tax had on voting patterns . |
| 14 | He would then acknowledge that there was no law , and he would have no further concern for consistency with the past ; he would proceed to make new law by asking what law the present legislature would make or what the people want or what would be in the community 's best interests for the future . |
| 15 | A policeman came to call on me that Thursday evening , after Angy 's body had been found , asking what time the class ended and where I went afterwards … that sort of thing . |
| 16 | There is also no way of knowing what use the authorities will make of the information if and when the VAN team does give them a warning that another Richter-7 earthquake is due in 7 or 11 hours time . |
| 17 | It dropped five bound volumes through a chute into a Committee meeting , and strongly suggested they leave off debating what colour the new Nempnett Thrubwell skimover ought to be painted long enough to ponder the problem . |
| 18 | copied out the orders listing which battalions the Prince would visit in the coming week , and what manoeuvres each battalion should demonstrate for the Prince 's approval . |
| 19 | On this view pragmatics ( at least in part ) is about how , given a sentence uttered in a context , that context plays a role in specifying what proposition the sentence expresses on this occasion of utterance . |
| 20 | It has an operation code or function field , specifying what operation the computer is to perform , and an operand field , which specifies an operand ( usually as a store address ) or the location for a result . |
| 21 | And for the ‘ trimming ’ of previous Conservative leaders she borrowed Kipling 's words : ‘ I do n't spend a lifetime watching which way the cat jumps . |