Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] what is going on " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it can be quite useful to know how it is supposed to work , because it may explain what is going on , sometimes … . |
| 2 | When industry takes such decisions , the DTI must be involved and must know what is going on . |
| 3 | It is all very well , he argues , to say that voters should know what is going on , and use this knowledge to formulate their own electoral decisons ; but not when they are ‘ acting on duff information ’ . |
| 4 | Life is earnest and , as a responsible individual , I should know what is going on . |
| 5 | Knowing that this particular subordinate is sensitive to criticism , you decide to reprimand him in the open-plan office where many of his colleagues at neighbouring desks will hear what is going on . |
| 6 | It is my belief that anorexic speech ( or , more literally , behaviour ) consists of two quite separate and often contradictory texts , and that it is only by studying them both , in order to fit them together and so come up with an amended text , that we can understand what is going on inside the anorexic herself . |
| 7 | The first is to provide simple descriptions of complex data so that we can understand what is going on in our experiments . |
| 8 | The two-stage compiler raises the intriguing possibility of gaining a direct C interface into Pick , but the company is adamant that the use of C rather than Flash Basic would be not only difficult , but also really naughty : ‘ that is not the intention ’ said one company official , adding ‘ we only mention the C interim step so that people can understand what is going on ’ — at least until , version 6.1 — of which , more later . |
| 9 | Diana much prefers sitting in the body of the auditorium where she can see what is going on on stage . |
| 10 | The foster parents remain unconcerned as their own eggs or nestlings follow each other to the ground , even when they can see what is going on . |
| 11 | ‘ But you make me so angry , ’ she said on a short laugh , ‘ when anyone with half a brain can see what is going on ! ’ |
| 12 | To return to the point made by the hon. Member for Islington , South and Finsbury ( Mr. Smith ) , this is all about transparency and opening up the process to much greater public scrutiny , so that the public can see what is going on , the taxpayer can see what his or her money is being spent on and the customer can see the standard of service being contracted to be provided . |
| 13 | … and then we always have a time when the kids perform their pieces to one another , so first of all we as teachers can observe what is going on , and feed in comments to them if they need any technical help in terms of how to play musical instruments , etc … |