Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] [adv] [verb] what is " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wanted to do that to show you diverts completely overwrite what is in the semi-permanent background . |
| 2 | ‘ she has never seen what is good , how can she be good ? ’ — Vincent quoted from Zola 's L'Assommoir to back up his contention ; or perhaps he had read it there in the first place and appropriated it . |
| 3 | When consonant clues are fewer , it takes longer to translate what is said into sense , but this does not mean that one 's brain is slower ! |
| 4 | I sometimes think that the hon. Gentleman is so busy thinking up his contorted questions that he does not observe what is going on in the House at other times . |
| 5 | The alternative for a manager if he does not like what is on offer in his present job is to move to a different one . |
| 6 | the superior will not ‘ panic , because he does not know what is going on . |
| 7 | It does however underline what is now generally accepted , that motivation and attitudes — the affective dimension — ire as important , if not more so , than intellectual aspects in learning to read . |
| 8 | On the other hand , this definition does not concern itself with whether the declining importance of manufacturing is a problem for the economy , since it does not examine what is happening to total employment or to unemployment . |