Example sentences of "[conj] what [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We have been drawing up profiles of potential smugglers so that we know who or what type of people to look for using intelligence sources . |
| 2 | They cover topics including goods selling in and out ( which stores are buying what from the manufacturer in what quantity , and how quickly consumers are then buying that product ) or what type of product consumers are buying , and they give comparisons between brands in particular categories , for example soft drinks , analgesics , breakfast cereals , and almost anything in fact . |
| 3 | I decided to put sections of the lake and river systems in the background , allowing an impression of the vegetation on the banks and in the distance to give a general idea of which part of a river or what type of lake was shown . |
| 4 | Hazel , a Clerk in Private Trust and Taxation , Edinburgh , will fly to the USA in June — but she won ‘ t know her final destination or what type of work she will be doing until much nearer the time . |
| 5 | Most of the questions are going to be related to what it is , are there any jobs available , or what type of thing . |
| 6 | And soon we 're going to get to the point where we 'll be producing strings , each one with consistently the same sound-picture — and if it 's not , then we 'll instantly know what part of the process or what inconsistency in the materials is causing the problem . |
| 7 | They were fully aware , however , both of its stringency and its limitations , for example the uncertainty as to what degree of physical efficiency his nutritional standard could obtain , or what standard of housing marked the upper boundary of deprivation . |
| 8 | There is no guidance as to the meaning of suitability or what level of information should have been obtained from the investor . |
| 9 | This is why it is absurd to lay down specifications as to which books children should have read by the time they are eleven , or what kind of mathematical problems they should be able to solve . |
| 10 | Because this relationship is so significant and its effects are so far-reaching , perhaps it would be a good idea to stop and consider what kind of parent or what kind of child you are . |
| 11 | ( Thus in the current debate about the ordination of women , both sides ask what does Jesus ' message suggest is the right thing to do , what difference does it make that Jesus was a male human being , or what kind of a community was the early church ? |
| 12 | It will be necessary to see how far it is possible to go along with a strict criterion-referenced system or what kind of compromises may be worked out if such a system has advantages of motivating pupils and aiding changes in curriculum . |
| 13 | One of the main purposes of o of a consortium is actually looking at the health needs erm it 's impressions that I 've I actually got o on a number of occasions that I 've er I think involvement in assessing health needs but I 've actually answered anywhere er , and I 'd very interested as to how or what kind of input erm we will be looking to on that ? |
| 14 | And was it m mixed farming or what kind of farming |
| 15 | Do you live in a big house or what kind of house |
| 16 | He could not have told where he went , or what time of day it was , except that dark was coming down . |
| 17 | People can hold on to seven plus or minus two bits of information and the plus or minus two he called the local factors which are you know whether it 's warm out whether you feel warm or cold or whether or what time of day it is have you just had a heavy lunch whatever it might be . |
| 18 | you may understand it perfectly well even though , on reflection , you may not be entirely sure exactly what alloy bronze is , or what sort of dog a mastiff is , or what truffles are . ’ |
| 19 | To build up a character you need to know something about that character , what sort of person that character is or what sort of animal that character is . |
| 20 | Who ( or what sort of person ) is the sender of the message ? |
| 21 | Or what sort of worry ? |
| 22 | Ask yourself what in its particular essence could possibly cause a murder to happen , or what sort of murder might arise out of this particular place or community or life-style . |
| 23 | It seemed that I was being sent to fish in very muddy waters — and without knowing what bait to use , or what sort of fish I was to try to catch . |
| 24 | It is one thing for the British elector to be told by Brussels where British fishermen can fish , or what sort of sausage he can eat . |
| 25 | The latter use the word which ? or what sort of ? , as in fact do all attributives , whereas the means for questioning the predicate qualifier is normally how ? ; ( 6 ) and ( 7 ) are examples : ( 6 ) they ca n't map the parts inaccessible : which parts ca n't they map ? the book missing was stolen by Twyford : which book was stolen by Twyford ? ( 7 ) Alastair likes his beef tea strong : how does Alastair like his beef tea ? we find the prisoner guilty : how do you find the prisoner ? |
| 26 | Who ( or what sort of audience ) must the implied addressee(s) be , so far as we can tell from the passage itself ? |
| 27 | As a parent , what would you like to see happen in the schools , or what sort of schooling would you best think would suit your child 's needs ? |
| 28 | The cold did little to hinder the Orcs , for Orcs and Goblins are hardy creatures , and , if needs must , will eat any flesh no matter how foul or what manner of creature it comes from . |
| 29 | He was vaguely surprised that what sense of loss he did have seemed to be connected in some way with Cyprus . |
| 30 | It promotes the idea both in this country and abroad that we should consume British food , but some people think that what Food From Britain does is enough and that the rest will follow . |