Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] what the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are also times when we need to ensure that we understand what is being said , and this can be done by asking simple questions or making comments which help elucidate or develop what the counsellee is saying , such as , ‘ So you think that … ’ , or ‘ You mean that … ‘ , or even ‘ I 'm not sure that I follow what you mean … |
| 2 | It has traditionally been argued , particularly by judges , that they do not make decisions , but , instead , they simply apply the known law to new facts or declare what the law is in cases of uncertainty . |
| 3 | As we discuss the changing role of the traditional high-street off-licence , it is all too plain that none of the first six customers have browsed or bought wine or done what the market research says they should be doing . |
| 4 | Sadly , this representation of our salvation has been the source of the rift between two historic Communions as both have misheard or misunderstood what the other has been trying to say . |
| 5 | Here , adult contributions might be reasonably elaborate , in that they might add new information or extend what the child has said . |
| 6 | Erm I do recognise some faces , I know some of you recognise me and eh cos we 've done quite a lot of things together , but this afternoon what I 'm going to tell you about is how I fit in with Council , I do n't think any of you know that or know what the Local Government Unit is . |
| 7 | For example , in a normal conversation between a child and an adult , if the child said ‘ er … um ’ or looked puzzled in response to a question , the adult would attempt to resolve what appeared to be some problem of understanding by rephrasing the question or asking what the problem was . |
| 8 | or knowing what the minimum required was |
| 9 | But then the peasants surely should be able to choose to accept or reject what the Party is trying to instil in a way . |
| 10 | We seriously need someone like Jack Charlton who not only knows what he s doing … he is his own man and does nt cling to pathetic stereotypes — or do what the press think is best . |
| 11 | or see what the others want to do |
| 12 | ( a ) it enables them to demand standards of quality , and ranges of goods which fit into their market strategy , rather than accepting what the manufacturer might prefer , |
| 13 | Not surprisingly , considerable pressure was put on the Conservative government to take some action to cope with the problem , though it was neither clear nor agreed what the basic problem was . |
| 14 | We can also recognise a letter , character or figure from just a part of the whole , or even a collection of dots that approximate what the letter should look like . |
| 15 | There are certain things in there that say what we can and ca n't do , and certain things that say what the band can and ca n't do , ’ says Marshall . |
| 16 | In this situation it is obviously easier to find the fish than understand what the feature is that keeps them coming back to that swim . |
| 17 | There is nothing more interesting to a busy chief executive or personnel director than knowing what the competition are doing , what they are being paid and who is moving where . |
| 18 | In their articles in this volume Ali Rattansi and Paul Gilroy have argued the case for new strategies in antiracist education that avoid what the Burnage Report criticized as its ‘ moral , symbolic and doctrinaire ’ forms . |
| 19 | ‘ The truth in question is hidden , lying concealed beneath appearances ; we must then inquire , since its nature is not open to us , whether it is still possible to know it through some sign and whether we have a criterion by which we may recognize the sign and judge what the thing truly is . ’ |
| 20 | As to the second criticism , it is true that a talking-head programme does n't provide visual clues as to content , but it does permit the language learner to watch as well as listen , to see lip movements and facial expressions and to see what the speaker looks like . |
| 21 | But it 's important that they get abroad and see these because they also imbibe a lot of feeling from just walking around these places and seeing what the ladies are wearing so it 's very important for them to go to those places . |
| 22 | Going behind the doors that you 're not allowed to go through , go through and seeing what the Sainsbury is , has got behind the doors , the magical doors . |
| 23 | These have to be married with the individual dreams of each business who , in addition to achieving the best they can ask for their business , have to perform and deliver what the board has asked of them for the company as a whole . |
| 24 | If there was a moon she used to go out into the yard , and look at the moon , and prophesy what the world was going to be like tomorrow . |
| 25 | He glared across the breakfast table at them , quenching the morning cheerfulness in the kitchen , and fiercely examined them at tea-time as if to see what the day had done to them . |
| 26 | She wanted to hear interviews with other survivors and to know what the emergency services had to say — the fire fighters who rushed to the scene , the doctors who performed the operations . |
| 27 | The user of the system provides expertise because he will have to understand and respond to the system , he will have to interpret the questions asked by the system and to know what the scope and limitations of the system are . |
| 28 | This is to keep sight of the positives for so often professionals working with very vulnerable elderly people focus on the pathology and forget what the client may have going for her/him . |
| 29 | ‘ You are saying that if it were possible to remove a fertilized egg cell from a woman after she had conceived , you could examine it and say what the resulting child would be like ? ’ |
| 30 | And say what the people were doing , like you know , there 's people playing . |