Example sentences of "[to-vb] [Wh det] [noun sg] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's difficult to know which country the cocoa comes from because you do n't know where they buy it . |
| 2 | The Weathermen , about whom the underground filmmaker Emile De Antonio made a sympathetic documentary in 1977 , took their title from the protest song by Bob Dylan : ‘ You Do n't Need A Weatherman To Know Which Way The Wind Blows . ’ |
| 3 | It was too heavy to turn in the wind , but it mattered little to know which way the wind was blowing : wherever it blew it blew word of the miraculous pageant and the Angel Gabriel . |
| 4 | ‘ It was difficult to know which way the cat was going to jump , ’ she told me . |
| 5 | Without any direct contact , it 's difficult to know what state the negotiations are in . |
| 6 | But Labour 's deputy leader of the council , Alan Dean , said it was impossible to know what effect the level of government finance , pay settlements and competitive tendering would have on the council 's ability to guarantee jobs . |
| 7 | If so , he will often need to know what action the local authority has taken before the matter came to court and whether this complied with the requirements of the Act . |
| 8 | She also needs to know what stage the host birds have reached in their own nesting cycle because the timing of her laying can be crucial . |
| 9 | Once the decision has been made to accept an invitation from the media you will need to know what form the programme is to take . |
| 10 | To discover what difference the action project made ( that is , whether it delayed or prevented admission to an institution ; whether it delayed deterioration in or improved the physical , emotional or mental well-being of dementia sufferers or their carers ; whether it delayed deterioration in or improved family relationships ; whether it increased , decreased or had no effect on people 's receipt of statutory or other voluntary services ) . |
| 11 | The aim of the research is to discover what impact the HSW Act 1974 and the SRSC Regs 1977 have had on occupational health and safety in the print industry and to what extent the Robens philosophy has been relevant to joint regulation . |
| 12 | The trouble has been , however , that with the longer construction periods for nuclear stations and the further period before their cheaper running costs will allegedly show up , it can take a long time to see which way the scales really tip . |
| 13 | Add a touch of fun to your garden , as well as the ability to see which way the wind is blowing from the comfort of your armchair , with these attractive weathervanes . |
| 14 | He allows , however , that it 'll take six to nine months after the acquisition is complete to see which way the wind is blowing . |
| 15 | Pointless trying to swim against it , but sometimes it just was n't that easy to see which way the current went . |
| 16 | To see which way the wind blew , looking |
| 17 | Difficult to see which way the wind is blowing at the moment it 's quite swirling . |
| 18 | I could have arrested the manager of the field , but I thought it might be better to wait to see which way the cat jumped . |
| 19 | It was easy to imagine what relief the miners must have felt at the end of a long day 's work in those conditions when they saw the mouth of the tunnel framing the daylight before them . |
| 20 | It went on to discuss what form the opinion should take , including where a reservation of opinion would be required . |
| 21 | Thank you for your recent letter , it is always useful for me to hear what use the publications that I have sent out were put to . |
| 22 | Roll a D12 to determine which hour the clock strikes , and refer to the Profiles section for details of the corresponding magical effect . |
| 23 | One obvious , important factor is to consider which publication the journalist is from . |
| 24 | Nobody wanted the shabby Jews , and nobody therefore had any right to criticize whatever welcome the Fatherland might extend to the filthy parasites on their return . |
| 25 | It is not easy to appraise what success the Land Commission achieved . |
| 26 | There are too many unknown quantities in the complex equation regarding number of bodies , quantity of fuel , rate of woodland regeneration and time , to be able to calculate what impact the presence of a large cremation cemetery would have had on the landscape . |
| 27 | Is anyone going to decide which way the cars are going here ! |
| 28 | Is this a consideration which helps anybody to decide which district the new settlement should go in ? |
| 29 | As the brewers do not have to comply with the main measure of the orders until 1 November 1992 , it is too soon to judge what impact the orders will have on prices . |
| 30 | It was rarely possible to unambiguously identify incorrect memories , where descriptions were produced which did not clearly correspond to any junction on the video there was usually no way to decide what event the description represented an incorrect memory for . |