Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even allowing that man 's capacity to overlook what he does not want to see is almost unlimited , the folk of this age can hardly have failed to observe that new law was being made all the time . |
| 2 | Being constrained upon penalty to leave the place where one would prefer to remain is surely such an interference , calling for justification . |
| 3 | I mean driving is n't , driving is not necessarily |
| 4 | Usually the imbalance of representation that the Commission 's system was intended to redress is less striking . |
| 5 | Perhaps he has just waited to see what was emerging and then stepped in quickly to take the initiative and carry forward the proposal which he has sensed is about to emerge . |
| 6 | ‘ The visitors ’ centre which the company has developed is now one of the most impressive and popular attractions of its kind in Northern Ireland , ’ he said . |
| 7 | Announcing the new campaign junior health minister Baroness Harper said : ‘ Glue sniffing is not a problem that has gone away . ’ |
| 8 | The freedom which members of high-performing systems appear to enjoy is thus not inconsistent with stability of purpose and behaviour . |
| 9 | And , if you are just visiting , you blame her if the person you have come to see is n't there , or keeps you waiting , or whatever . |
| 10 | Right what we want to find is how steep is the the hill we want to find that angle . |
| 11 | One of the first things an infant elephant has to discover is how to use its trunk . |
| 12 | What I want to know is just what did it take to get him to do that ? |
| 13 | " What I want to know is why there 's all this talk of marriage all of a sudden ? " |
| 14 | What the people of Sherwood and many others want to know is why National Power and PowerGen have not reflected those bargain purchases from British Coal in lower electricity prices . |
| 15 | All I want to know is why it 's taking us so long to get there ! ’ |
| 16 | Once I am interested in an act 's music and I like their live performance , the first thing I want to know is where this new band sees itself going . |
| 17 | What I want to know is where has she gone ? |
| 18 | ‘ What I want to know is where God 's supposed to be . ’ |
| 19 | What they all want to know is where John 's video can be obtained , so here , to let me get on with my work , are a few possible outlets — Dillon 's , Waterstone 's , Eason 's or the BBC Shop . |
| 20 | Now yes there are times when other people give you arguments and will try and change it around and and you know yes we will listen to them and will agree that but what we want to know is ultimately is what 's going to be done about it . |
| 21 | What we want to know is how to use that assertiveness in situations where we do n't know the rules . ’ |
| 22 | What most managers want to know is how they should juggle what Mr Stark calls the ‘ confusing mix of self-interest , altruism and other influences ’ that make their businesses tick . |
| 23 | What I want to know is how do they do it ? |
| 24 | ‘ What you really want to know is how long you will have to play at being a lady . |
| 25 | he was saying , John , that he was so excited mind you , what I want to know is how excited was mum when they arrived ? |
| 26 | The specific question that Aspect , together with jean Dalibard and Gérard Roger , has attacked is commonly known as the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox , the essence of which runs as follows . |
| 27 | All he wants to know is where I 'm going . |
| 28 | All your mother wants to know is where it is and who 'll be there ! ’ |
| 29 | He says they may be able to exchange their tickets but what he wants to know is where has all the money gone ? |
| 30 | ‘ Anyone who 's buying a second-hand car , the first thing he wants to know is how many miles it 's done . |