Example sentences of "[to-vb] what [pron] are [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The educational psychologist ( EP ) expressed surprise that on every occasion he had met John the latter had always been attentive and cooperative but felt that ‘ We have to accept what we are told about his behaviour by his teachers . ’ |
| 2 | I think that people need to know what we are providing so we need to be monitoring , continually monitoring that this is actually at the times it 's meeting people 's needs and I 'm sure that we will be hearing from members if it was n't , and we 're not I mean it seems to me that the level of services provided now is very satisfactory and we should n't y'know , obviously give our officers support to continue . |
| 3 | We need to know what we are setting out and why . |
| 4 | Similarly , to look at our activity in the self-reflective consciousness provided by ‘ theory ’ can be salutary ; it is a good thing to know what we are doing , and , if possible , why . |
| 5 | Others are just interested to know what they are eating . |
| 6 | I 'd like to know what they are looking for . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ We need to know what they are looking for . |
| 8 | They can not begin to know what they are doing . |
| 9 | Executives and professional specialists need to think through what information is for them , what data they need : first , to know what they are doing ; then , to be able to decide what they should be doing ; and finally , to appraise how well they are doing . |
| 10 | They have some claim to know what they are doing . |
| 11 | Avoid all restaurant or take-away food during this time as it is difficult to know what you are eating . |
| 12 | To become a Nutritional Detective you have to know what you are looking for — the signs and clues that will eventually lead you to an understanding of your body 's individual needs . |
| 13 | The vital thing is to know what you are getting into before you get into it and to make sure that , even with the slow payment , it is still a good deal and that you will have enough cash to survive until you are paid . |
| 14 | No mechanical indicator can tell you the right time to strike , at least in this situation , but your sense of touch can , once you have enough experience to know what you are feeling for . |
| 15 | You need to know what you are suffering from in case you will have to make arrangements for a longer stay at home in bed . |
| 16 | In order to do that , you need to know what you are doing . |
| 17 | How is a man to know what you are talking about ? ’ |
| 18 | I can not stress too strongly that it is vital to know what you are treating , and that unless the problem is obviously pathogenic ( eg White Spot ) or organic ( visible tumour ) then you should ALWAYS suspect an environmental problem , and usually the culprit is poor water quality . |
| 19 | Thus they are naturally predisposed to find what they are looking for . |
| 20 | Comprehensive and easy to use , the encyclopedia manages to map the central concerns of contemporary linguistics in such a way that outsiders will not only be able to find what they are looking for but will also be persuaded to explore further . |
| 21 | Often as not you should be able to find what you are looking for without too much trouble . |
| 22 | Reflection is one of the keys to good control and organisation in the drama session ; it is largely through reflection that children learn to value what they are doing . |
| 23 | Get them to read this exercise whilst you try to imagine what they are saying . |
| 24 | It is crucial that we provide as many opportunities as possible for children to discuss what they are doing in the language with which they feel most comfortable . |
| 25 | I should be glad to hear what you are going to do about her as soon as possible . |
| 26 | We tend to assume , I think , in normal usage , that I have to suspect what you are thinking , and to imagine or conjecture what you mean by an expression , but that you have some direct and privileged access to your intentions which enables you to know what you mean . |
| 27 | If we look at it another way , we can suggest that many physics students feel that they must accept what they are told by their departments and that they find it difficult to challenge what they are told . |
| 28 | Once this happens , it is no longer God who is over us , judging us by his Word , but we who are over God , using our god-concepts to justify what we are doing and to make judgements on what he should be doing . |
| 29 | If we had tried ten years ago to do what we are doing now , we would be dead . ’ |
| 30 | But unlike ordinary prisons , members of most societies conform freely and willingly — they actually want to do what they are expected to do . |