Example sentences of "[to-vb] what [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Burrows was careful to indicate what a privilege this was , her only son and she , Alexandra , a nobody and a temporary resident at that . |
| 2 | Ken Collins , MEP , says that there is not much evidence to show that compliance with legislation is improving , partly because there is little information to indicate what the state of the environment actually is . |
| 3 | Accordingly , your title needs not only to indicate what the essay will be about , but also the point of view it will adopt concerning whatever it is about . |
| 4 | It was not possible to indicate what the premium would be if cover were to be provided automatically , because the BMIF was a separate body and was not prepared to consider this . |
| 5 | It is an attempt to meet what the Secretary of State for Wales described as the widow factor . |
| 6 | So , instead of a straightforward chemical manufactured by everybody else we can now offer a range of different properties to meet what the market wants . ’ |
| 7 | Japan 's growing influence as a member of the Western camp has encouraged a greater questioning within Japan of how far to accept what the West has to offer . |
| 8 | Certainly the crisis over Maastricht is no nearer solution , especially as the Government still refuses to accept what the Treaty is about . |
| 9 | The real problem is that the Government refuses to accept what the Maastricht Treaty is about . |
| 10 | They did n't want one of them hanging round Eileen , who was too young yet to know what a fool she was making of herself . |
| 11 | She could feel the anger surging inside her and she fought it down , not wanting him to know what a fool she felt for not having been made aware of that fact . |
| 12 | If you want to know what a man is really like , take notice of how he acts when he loses money . |
| 13 | It 's important to know what a man likes . |
| 14 | Most market managers require to know what a trader is going to sell . |
| 15 | But at last I learned to know what a lie was : to induce my mother to stop beating me I would lie — I would say , yes , I had lied and was sorry , and then she would whip me for having withheld the admission so long . |
| 16 | I want to know what a kill joy is . |
| 17 | ‘ Even so , before I commit myself to anything I need to know what a marriage would involve . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ You wanted to know what a truck ride was like . |
| 19 | We only need to know what a procedure does , not how does it ; a wall can be built between the program that uses procedure T and the implementation of procedure T. This leads to modular programs . |
| 20 | The Bible 's right ( surprise , surprise ) , you should always try to get to know what a person is really like before deciding whether or not you want to build a deep friendship with them . |
| 21 | When a man wished to know what a king should be like , his clerical advisers would give him an expurgated account of the careers of King David , King Solomon and King Hezekiah ; if a man aspired to be emperor , he might hear a little about Constantine and Theodosius and other imperial figures of the distant past ; but he would hear above all about Charlemagne . |
| 22 | ‘ If you want to know what a word means , ’ said my philosophy tutor , ‘ never look it up in a dictionary . ’ |
| 23 | I have found this useful advice , particularly if one wants to know what a word means in different cultures and groups . |
| 24 | So it 's a good idea to know what a function is |
| 25 | We need to know what a teacher can do in a crisis that could be called teaching . |
| 26 | I may not have seen the race , but I 've had enough people describe both the race and Jackie 's driving to know what a result it was . |
| 27 | But I have enough scientific training myself to know what a hell of a dilemma he 's in . |
| 28 | He would have been very satisfied to know what a comfort Steven has been to our family , how understanding , how supportive a friend in time of need , a valuable help to us in everything from fixing the car , taking over day to day decisions affecting the business/work/ Annabelle 's job , to just being there when we wanted advice and assistance . |
| 29 | So you need to know what an isotope is . |
| 30 | It is required to know what the relationship is between A and E , choosing from : greater than ; less than ; equal to ; can not say . |