Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] what is going on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do you really want to know what is going on , and where they took place ? |
| 2 | If the adventurers want to see what is going on in the Black Pit , all they have to do is rap twice in rapid succession with the rod upon the rail . |
| 3 | ‘ I want to know what is going on in Birmingham , chapter and verse . ’ |
| 4 | They want to know what is going on , and what the general wants them to do , and why , and when ; they want to see and decide in their own minds what sort of person he is . |
| 5 | We are in a changing era ; more and more we have people who are unaware of these therapies , but equally want to know what is going on . |
| 6 | ‘ They want to hear what is going on and what the future holds for the Manor bungalows . ’ |
| 7 | But until we have found out why the generalisation holds by complementing it with an account of the actions and attitudes of individuals , we will not have explained what is going on . |
| 8 | The President of the USA and other world leaders demand to know what is going on and government scientists are urged to get to the bottom of this — and fast . |
| 9 | It is the first time I have asked to know what is going on . ’ |
| 10 | Pupils could be encouraged to ascertain what is going on in the picture , what has happened or is about to happen , why are people doing certain things . |
| 11 | It may cause damage to a part of the person but we should not lose sight of the whole person if we wish to understand what is going on . |
| 12 | The cross-fertilisation between formulating problems and collecting data is of central importance in participant observation when the researcher spends several months ‘ in the field ’ trying to understand what is going on . |
| 13 | It 's about trying to understand what is going on , almost through the eyes of the participants themselves . |
| 14 | ‘ I wanted to know what is going on . |
| 15 | ‘ Well , you know , the secret police have to hear what is going on , ’ shrugged a Bucharest physicist . |