Example sentences of "[vb past] what [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The number of voters who found what was happening in politics ‘ very interesting ’ dropped sharply between our pre-campaign week ( when Thatcher was in Moscow and Kinnock newly returned from Washington ) and the campaign itself . |
| 2 | She 'd decided at first that her brother deserved what was coming to him , but on reflection no one deserved to be thrown at Guido 's mercy . |
| 3 | The few states which actually measured what was happening to landfill capacity reported that it was increasing , in some cases because more waste was being diverted to recycling or waste-to-energy plants . |
| 4 | In the middle years of the 1790s Wordsworth observed what was happening to some of the cottagers and cared about it ; like a good journalist , he called attention to outstanding cases in The Female Vagrant and The Ruined Cottage . |
| 5 | How long did it take from the time you started what was going to be the quick , silent operation until you finished and got in ? |
| 6 | Ernest Bevin was in the chair when Vyshinsky inquired what was happening concerning a peace settlement with Japan and proposed that the assembled foreign ministers should proceed with it . |
| 7 | He remained anxious about the surgery and its outcome but felt that he understood what was happening to him . |
| 8 | I could find no one among my internationalist new acquaintances who understood what was happening in my country . |
| 9 | She tried not to think about Andrew , but Oswin knew what was passing through her mind . |
| 10 | ‘ Out of instinct , I knew what was coming round the corner . |
| 11 | Although Fred pretended to be surprised at my earnings I felt sure he knew what was going on all the time . |
| 12 | Young found that the potential clients most amenable to the idea of headhunting were those who had a particularly confidential recruitment problem on their hands , situations when it was essential that no one either inside or outside the company knew what was going on ‘ ’ the real cloak and dagger stuff ’ . |
| 13 | I knew what was going through Tom 's mind . |
| 14 | She knew what was going through his mind . |
| 15 | Oh , she knew what was going through his head all right , and how careful she had to be not to say or do anything he might misinterpret . |
| 16 | ‘ Do you like Mdina ? ’ he asked quietly , as if he knew what was going through her mind . |
| 17 | Even though I knew what was going through his mind I asked a supplemental , ‘ The software does support Grey Scales does n't it ? ’ . |
| 18 | ‘ I thought it might be useful if we knew what was happening at court while we were in the south . ’ |
| 19 | That chemical exchange between man and woman , that extraordinary kick in the solar plexus … and , deeper still , in places more intimate , more carnal — ’ As his warm honey voice spread through her , Meredith wondered how on earth he knew what was happening to her . |
| 20 | Abruptly she let go of the last protective remnants of self-deception , but , fearing questions she could n't answer without exposing the full extent of her vulnerability , she rushed on , ‘ I felt guilty to begin with , but I did come to terms with it eventually , and anyway , my parents had encouraged me to stay with radio even though it would take me away from them and they knew what was happening to Dad . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ He either knew what was happening to the economy at the last election and lied or he was living in a fool 's paradise unaware of the damage he was doing . ’ |
| 22 | Nothing else — and this man knew what was happening in Rome , Tokyo or Johannesburg about two months before the men on the spot found out about it . |
| 23 | He knew what was happening in the boathouse and it was too ordinary to convert into anything exciting . |
| 24 | She said : ‘ Because I was a midwife I knew what was happening in my body so I was able to rationalise it , but it was still a shock . ’ |
| 25 | She said : ‘ Because I was a midwife I knew what was happening in my body so I was able to rationalise it , but it was still a shock . |
| 26 | As clearly as anyone he saw what was owing to the university of Cambridge . |
| 27 | ‘ Last night I finally realised what was missing from my design so I went to get it but I got into some problem . ’ |
| 28 | Her own sleep the light , fragmented pre-waking kind by this time , Maria realised what was happening at once and merely gave him a sleepily complacent smile , pleased to see the disturbance in his eyes as he regarded her suspiciously . |
| 29 | God knows I tried when I realised what was happening to us , although it was like a starving man walking away from food for me . |
| 30 | I called and asked what was happening to my appeal . |