Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [Wh det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that local people had not been informed of the exploratory work as it proceeded , or asked what they thought , had been discussed at some length during the evening , and there seemed to be little doubt that people who are to be " invaded " by a major installation for which they will bear much incidental , site-specific cost , would like to be party to discussions about the project . |
| 2 | There are also times when we need to ensure that we understand what is being said , and this can be done by asking simple questions or making comments which help elucidate or develop what the counsellee is saying , such as , ‘ So you think that … ’ , or ‘ You mean that … ‘ , or even ‘ I 'm not sure that I follow what you mean … |
| 3 | Allen 's attitude is playfully anarchic ; with a childlike spirit she gleefully undermines the serious , ‘ male ’ pose of the sculptor by knitting socks for her concrete sculpture , or producing what even she describes as ‘ grotesque object ’ . |
| 4 | Franco 's propagandists spared no efforts to demonstrate that the international community had at last recognized the rightness of his principles , or to extol what they called the enormous political skill of the man who had foreseen the Cold War years before it became reality . |
| 5 | They make no claim to understand other subjects and professional fields , and are in no position to describe , analyse , comment upon or evaluate what goes on there . |
| 6 | It has traditionally been argued , particularly by judges , that they do not make decisions , but , instead , they simply apply the known law to new facts or declare what the law is in cases of uncertainty . |
| 7 | But the most significant precision in line B is that which I have mentioned first : the specification of the standard or judge which gives value and significance to the comparison ( 3 ) contained within line A. |
| 8 | Having been primed by Draper back in the hotel room on who played or produced what , Branson would present himself with a box of tapes and play just one track by each artist ; enough to whet the appetite , but not so much as to test his customer 's patience — or indeed Branson 's own musical knowledge . |
| 9 | Conversely , music that is ill-chosen or ill-performed can actually be a hindrance to commitment , as can a service or preaching which is poor . |
| 10 | And I was fortunate : no one ever stopped me either to ask me for my identity card or to see what I had in my bag . |
| 11 | They draw creatures towards them and if they shine on you , you ca n't see or think which way to go . |
| 12 | The detector is a channel electron multiplier or channelplate which is sensitive to ions and fast neutrals . |
| 13 | or maroon which I 've got |
| 14 | This allows the meeting to ask questions , comment or review what happened at previous meetings and to check that decisions have been carried out , or that matters have progressed in the manner envisaged . |
| 15 | Luce followed his lead , not yet clear enough in her own mind to try and provide any answers , or confide what she 'd been thinking . |
| 16 | Before setting out the law , it is important to discover to what extent there exists any unifying principle or premiss which draws together the individual legal rules . |
| 17 | In presenting new material to a class , a meaning may be taught by listing or enumerating what it includes . |
| 18 | The drawing suggests a temporary problem or glitch which has threatened the mission . |
| 19 | ‘ A European ’ , Temple wrote , ‘ can not exert a personal influence on the characters of more than one hundred to two hundred natives ’ ; but if he concentrated on ‘ guiding and controlling the native leaders ’ , then his influence would be ‘ magnified by a natural process a thousand fold ’ and the result would be that : ‘ The power thus exerted is infinitely greater in scope than any power or influence which it can be hoped that he will exert under the … system of Direct Rule . ’ |
| 20 | Yeah , he made a miraculous recovery today and I think that seems to point or to confirm what your , what your mum and dad was saying |
| 21 | Although Attorney General William Barr refused to comment on the appointment of former District of Columbia federal attorney Joseph diGenova or to confirm which officials were under investigation , it was widely reported that the latter included outgoing Chief of Staff James Baker . |
| 22 | The Gallagher jurisdiction rule is uncertain ; the refusal of the Court of Appeal to relist B's appeal combined with its refusal to certify prevented B from resolving the uncertainty or ascertaining what English law is on this matter . |
| 23 | Recognising the pressures on computer teachers , and the billions of dollars , pounds , francs or yen which give weight to those pressures , does not invalidate a central premise of the founders of the centre . |
| 24 | So we never had time to think or enjoy what was going up . |
| 25 | The group the old pullover has a structure in which the can be replaced by , for example , an , my , Joe 's , this , but not by Joe , Monday or want which would produce a non-English group , eg *Monday old pullover . |
| 26 | Secret The solution to this trick lies in the fact that , while the children can point to which lines they like or say which colour cards they like the best , you decide which cards to take away . |
| 27 | I just dare anyone to transcribe the solos on Give It All Away — from ‘ Hold Your Fire ’ or Say What You Want from Michael D'Alberquerque 's ‘ Stalking The Sleeper ’ . |
| 28 | Quite clearly the reason that people have been asked to come along this evening and have come along this evening is to put there points of view about how the see the theatre in the future what is programme facilities are the things that are n't happening here they feel should be happening here that 's what it 's for not here to serve any purpose for individuals to get up and make personal cuts on people or say what happen on a Saturday morning or a Thursday afternoon cos I |
| 29 | There has recently been a sharp rise of interest in artificial intelligence — very broadly the attempt to write computer programs to work at a human level of intelligence and performance in such tasks as identifying and recognising objects in cluttered environments , understanding ordinary human languages such as English , or diagnosing what is wrong in cases of human illness or machine failure . |
| 30 | You must ensure that any loads carried or towed or secured and do check and see , do not overload your vehicle or trailer , when on a motor cycle , scooter or moped you must wear a safety helmet or designed which maybe fastened securely , you also must wear sturdy boots and gloves , tell other seen , wear something bright coloured or bright , reflect the material , open the door , brighten materials help in daylight as do and sheen . |