Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] what be be " in BNC.
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| 1 | If one looks behind what is being said by both sides , there is in fact little that divides them . |
| 2 | We bring our own experience to bear on what is being read by filling gaps , by interpretation , and by extrapolating from what is given in the text ’ ( Crowder , 1982 , p.137 ) . |
| 3 | Even in those large congregations all the bidding prayers are spontaneous , beautifully prayed and with everyone obviously listening to what was being said . |
| 4 | Tallis moved quietly round the house and came up behind the hunter ; she sat on the rush matting and hugged her knees , listening to what was being said . |
| 5 | We are often so anxious to talk , to express our views or to make our point , that we often fail to listen to what is being said to us . |
| 6 | You need to make the effort to put your energy into the task in hand and to listen to what is being said . |
| 7 | A sound guide has an edge over the printed page , since the listener is looking at what is being described , interpreted and judged . |
| 8 | AB WE TEL MIN The sensation that one neither agrees nor disagrees with what is being said to one , but that one simply wishes to depart from the presence of the speaker |
| 9 | ( 3 ) The terms of reference must be defined in advance to ensure that the author and his boss or client are agreed on what is being studied and what the final report should cover . |
| 10 | The department to examine their homework policy and look at what is being set to all pupils but especially the examination candidates . |
| 11 | Let us look at what is being erected . |
| 12 | Let us begin to look at what is being done to remedy these problems . |
| 13 | But there is a sense in which he complied with what was being asked of him . |
| 14 | The pupil may be labelled genius or idiot , and the mathematical thinking not credited for what is is . |
| 15 | But ammeters have their own internal resistance , which interferes with what is being measured . |
| 16 | As these passages demonstrate , the passive consumption of information and oral commentary is contrasted with characteristically written forms of language use which encourage intersubjective communication by forcing people to imagine , in the case of the journal , what others are doing or , in the case of the letter , how they will react to what is being written to them . |
| 17 | And those date from a nineteen ninety one base , as compared to what was being forecast from the nineteen eighty nine . |
| 18 | One might argue then that the effectiveness of language teaching will depend on what is being taught , other than the language , that will be recognized by the learners as a purposeful and relevant extension of their schematic horizons . |
| 19 | Take part as a speaker and listener in a group discussion of straightforward issues or in a group activity , commenting on what is being discussed . |
| 20 | Concentrate on what is being said and do not allow yourself to be distracted by whatever else is going on . |
| 21 | When we take somebody , assess their needs and offer them a care package , in terms of the elderly , erm , and more importantly in terms of those with physical disability or learning disability , we have basically got to support that person for the rest of their life , and therefore , the commitment is not just for the current year , the commitment in , in the case of the elderly depending on what is being offered , whether it be nursing home care , or residential care is for several months or years . |
| 22 | Epistemic modality ( the word " epistemic " means " to do with knowledge " ) involves various markers in language of the degree of certainty or possibility a speaker or writer feels towards what is being said . |
| 23 | And this time , without the distraction of her friends giggling in the background , she actually listened to what was being said , becoming absorbed in the detached examination of her character by a stranger . |
| 24 | Adding to the problems caused by what is being dumped into the seas and waterways of the world are the profound and unpredictable consequences of atmospheric pollution . |
| 25 | They could tell by what was being fired at them . |
| 26 | Well as a the reflector is they actually learn from situations where they get the opportunity to sit back to watch to think about what 's being said so they digest in information for themselves . |
| 27 | If you have a high need to maintain the relationship and a low need to get what you want , you may decide the most appropriate strategy is smoothing , i.e. you agree with what is being said so as not to cause trouble . |
| 28 | A presenter , after all , knows that a viewer has the visual evidence to check on what is being said . |
| 29 | The fear was banished from his heart by pity for his fellow-countrymen and anger at what was being done to the little village of Granard that he had thought would be a haven of peace . |
| 30 | My eyes glued to the beer mat I tried to take in what was being said . |