Example sentences of "[vb infin] [vb pp] what be going on " in BNC.

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1 I 'm not saying that people would have never changed their ideas but if it would have been done in the manner that it would have been done in in the first place and if people would have been told about their future lives and if people had been , would 've accepted what was going on in light of all the decisions that have been taken previously regarding the merger issue .
2 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 .
3 ‘ You should have explained what was going on . ’
4 You really should have explained what was going on , ’ she said , glaring at Fran .
5 Having observed his or her own former situation by means of regression , the patent will then during the course of a counselling session have the opportunity to discuss what happened ( something that may never have been done before ) , to express anger at the perpetrator and possibly at others who may have guessed what was going on but perhaps did nothing to prevent it , and to understand that he or she was in no way to blame for what occurred .
6 How could she not have noticed what was going on under her nose ?
7 The spokesman added : ‘ The weapon was being discharged , but he must have noticed what was going on because he rang up saying who he was and apologised .
8 My thoughts rippled out to the airport , then to the bus to Chinchero , to the large numbers of people who were there , who must have seen what was going on , who did nothing .
9 Emily felt a sudden anger against the Grenfells , they had allowed this to happen to her father , even Craig had not been innocent , he should have seen what was going on in his own business .
10 deFries , being a straight guy , would n't have known what was going on .
11 Even when he saw it being done he still would n't have known what was going on but unless you try it yourself , you do n't know what physical effect , or mental effect , it has on you and how speedy and intolerant it makes you of other people .
12 ‘ As a matter of fact , ’ says Howard suddenly , ‘ when you think about it , I ca n't really have known what was going on in Bill Brice 's mind — or in Professor Cornish 's .
13 Sooner or later we would have discovered what was going on . ’
14 The poor creature must have wondered what was going on , as it was already fully airworthy !
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