Example sentences of "[v-ing] what the [noun] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suggested we might use it for publicity , ie the costs of producing and printing a leaflet explaining what the SCC is and its aims , for a general audience , especially the participants of mass bike events such as St Andrews ride , Tour de Forth etc . |
| 2 | ASUTRAMES gave out leaflets , explaining what the government was trying to do with those " elections " . |
| 3 | Each new member of staff receives a five page letter from Mr Nitschke explaining what the hotel is about and he still attends the induction programme each Monday morning . |
| 4 | The Epitome or Gaius ' Institutes still distinguishes between legacies and trusts , and even goes to the trouble of explaining what the difference is . |
| 5 | It 's understanding what the need is and understanding what need you can actually supply . |
| 6 | Since the conventions offer an imperfect guide to the subject at hand , it is necessary to look at some of the other types of sources which are generally recognised as being useful in establishing what the law is , and in relating it to specific situations and technical developments . |
| 7 | This is carried out by first defining what the system is that is being modelled , using the CATWOE mnemonic as a guide ( Chapter 6 ) . |
| 8 | The problem lies in deciding what the relationship is between and ; since we do not usually pause between words , there is no silence ( or external open juncture ) to indicate word division and to justify the space left in the transcription . |
| 9 | The central case of the judicial function is the final and binding resolution of bipartite ( i.e. two-party ) disputes as to facts , or as to the existence or scope of legal rights or duties , by means of finding facts , deciding what the law is and applying the law to the facts . |
| 10 | The second is the principle of integrity in adjudication : it asks those responsible for deciding what the law is to see and enforce it as coherent in that way . |
| 11 | Since theory is involved in deciding what the facts are , there is room for choice when deciding whether the theory at stake is consistent with them . |
| 12 | These were chosen by examining the mathematics scheme , deciding what the children were most likely to grasp and determining what is important , in terms of relevance and application to their present world and to their future mathematical learning . |
| 13 | Lucy glanced at Josie , wondering what the story was and what her place in it might be . |
| 14 | Now four English teenagers are dead following a canoeing accident off the Dorset coast , intensifying the concerns of parents all over Britain as they watch their children set off with their mates , while wondering what the chances are that something might go horribly wrong . |
| 15 | And again perhaps to follow up a previous question and the question is this , that in the first draft of the statement of faith which was presented two years ago , there was a very clear statement which said that Christ died for our sin in connection with the cross and I was wondering what the reasoning was which took away that very specific meaning of the death of the Christ into a much more general and ambiguous one in the statement before us today . |
| 16 | ‘ So I 'm taken back down and I 'm wondering what the hell 's going on . |
| 17 | The men were sidling in , wondering what the hell was going to happen . |
| 18 | A stranger that was addressed by him would imagine he was talking to someone else , or if no other person was in the room , would stare about him , wondering what the fellow was talking to . |
| 19 | She was just saying ju it 's Dawn , I 'm just wondering what the arrangements were for tonight . |
| 20 | Attending is simply describing what the child is doing , rather like a running commentary on the activity . |
| 21 | The words were merely describing what the book was about . |
| 22 | As a child he had studied them with fascination , enquiring what the bull was doing to the lady , and receiving from his parents no very satisfying answer . |
| 23 | Kaye still laughs when recalling what the house was like before — even the now cherished conservatory needed a lot of attention . |
| 24 | Not one organisation wrote to the Home Secretary indicating they were supporting what the Government is now putting for the House . |
| 25 | And so far as the local issue was concerned , of course it 's the issue of tertiary education and erm this was erm a question of erm the particular Governors and parents who wanted to opt out erm doing what the Iraquis are doing with their aeroplanes and they were basically trying to fly Banbury School to a neutral country ; the idea being that erm as soon as the procedure for opting out started the Local Education Authority would not be able to use any of erm Banbury School 's land or premises in part of its plans for tertiary education in Banbury , so it was really an attempt to neutralize Banbury School . |
| 26 | With the roots came dreams of the creation of liberated zones , embracing the generation briefly flirting with peace , the new libertarian-oriented politicos , and , crucially , people doing what the period was supposed to be about , having a good time . |
| 27 | Her defence , that in providing for the poor she was doing what the HUD was supposed to do , earned her the nickname " Robin HUD " . |
| 28 | It 's a very psychological part — you have to keep saying what the scene is about in your head . |
| 29 | ‘ There have been a number of occasions in the past when stories have appeared in the press saying what the figures are going to be in one or two days ’ time … but when someone quotes exactly the figure which is going to come out the next day it is hard to believe they just made an inspired guess . |
| 30 | I have just wiped out a whole line by carelessly resting my finger on a key , and earlier it kept telling me ‘ mistake ’ — not , of course , helpfully saying what the mistake was . |