Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] understand [Wh adv] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Believe me , it wo n't happen — although I understand why you think it might . |
| 2 | ‘ Any more than I understand why it 's so important for you to find Garry . |
| 3 | Although she understood why he wanted her to bend the truth , it still went against the grain . |
| 4 | There are many more ways of forming cables for hand knitters and now that you understand how we simply cross over the stitches with transfer tools instead of cable needles , you may well find that others of the hand knit variety can be reproduced on your machine . |
| 5 | The fact that you will find it difficult to know what to say to her , except that you understand how she must feel , will not matter at all . |
| 6 | It is often possible , then , to understand and so overcome spelling errors , once you understand why you are making an error and can work out a way of reminding yourself of the correct form . |
| 7 | If we are to understand the complex relationship between people and the planet upon which they live then it is essential that we understand how it has evolved over time . |
| 8 | It 's worth pointing this out to your students too , so that they understand why you set the tasks you do when you use video with them . |
| 9 | Just to satisfy herself that he understood how it was he was able to build out of the vertical , the teacher asked if he could make a bent tower with wooden building blocks . |
| 10 | We got along well because I was sympathetic to his cause , and I understood why he was so disturbed by the obvious discrimination by the white man . |
| 11 | I enjoyed it and I understand how you feel . |
| 12 | Anne had been indignant but secretly glad that he would not go away until she understood how he really felt about her . |
| 13 | If you understand WHY you have to do certain things , you 're less likely to make a mistake . |
| 14 | Miller 's partiality for flowering shrubs is evident throughout his writing and among them perhaps the versatile roses offered him greatest scope : he appreciated the many aspects of this genus and he understood how they might be best displayed . |
| 15 | You should n't have doubted the depth of my love for you but I understand why you felt so insecure . |
| 16 | The first stage is the premoral stage and the child starts off obeying to avoid punishment , and then moves onto obeying because it understands why it should . |
| 17 | It is hard work for most amateurs , using unaccustomed muscles , to double dig a whole plot , and although it undoubtedly improves fertility , the effort and perspiration always feels more justified when you understand why you are expending it — so here is the explanation . |