Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [verb] [adv] what " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it was Signals that offered just what we need before settling down on Saturday night with soft cushions and iron rations : a clear summary , and the chance to fix on the central characters in this huge dramatic tapestry . |
| 2 | The problem was to identify the messengers and find out what messages each one carried . |
| 3 | This is their opportunity to meet the others in the programme and to find out what they are doing , We will also be briefing participants on the latest pertinent developments outside the programme , as well as the latest administrative news . |
| 4 | However hard she tried to climb into his mind and find out what was going on in there , she never seemed to get beyond that barrier which he had laid down . |
| 5 | Then perhaps we can have a talk and find out what I can give you as a reward for preventing heavy damage to my hayfield . ’ |
| 6 | Again , it is a matter of personal preference whether you prepare the bud or rootstock stem first , but until you have had some practice and know just what is involved , I suggest that you start with the bud . |
| 7 | Then join the World Wide Fund for Nature 's fun quiz and see just what you 've learned . |
| 8 | Masturbation ( stroking the vulva and clitoris ) is a great way of relaxing , giving ourselves pleasure and finding out what turns us on . |
| 9 | He had devoted Sunday evening to making a plan of action and knew exactly what he and everyone else he could press into service was going to be doing this morning . |
| 10 | But at least we 're taking some action and finding out what they want , which is part of the problem . |
| 11 | Does ’ detailed information on how to judge a school 's performance ’ mean that the system will be the same as our parents charter , or does it , as it sounds , means that there will be an extra layer of bureaucracy , taking into its embrace Her Majesty 's inspectorate of schools and producing not what has been described as raw data , but information that colours it all ? |
| 12 | Throw some small insects into the web and find out what prevents them getting out before the spider can catch them . |
| 13 | In each sentence , the subject and object are hinged together by the connecting verb , the verb that shows just what the subject is doing to the object . |
| 14 | At the moment you 're cre , you 're cor , , you 're correcting your procedures on the basis of auditing and finding out what we 're not doing instead of really thinking about them . |
| 15 | ‘ One thing anyway is clear , ’ Wendell said emphatically , –you will have to go to England and find out what it 's all about . |
| 16 | ‘ The only thing left to do is to sort through that pile of things we cleared out of the cupboards and throw away what we do n't need anymore . ’ |
| 17 | BELVILLE : Because you are a little fool and know not what 's good for yourself . |
| 18 | ‘ You have to be able to put yourself in the place of the athlete and work out what they need ’ , she says . |
| 19 | Faith immediately admitted that she finds a lot of advice about healthy eating plain confusing : ‘ It 's very difficult sifting through all the information that 's pushed at parents and weighing up what 's really important . |
| 20 | Child law expert Mr Babbington said : ‘ She is a bright girl and knew exactly what she wanted . |
| 21 | Paxton slid open a drawer in his desk and took out what looked like a floor-by-floor plan of the three-storey building . |
| 22 | So let's er let's er er get er the proceedings on a on a not formal footing but laid out what we 're trying to do today . |
| 23 | This time he heard a click and knew instantly what it was . |
| 24 | Anyway , when I saw he was n't going to do anything about it , I figured it was up to me to make friends with Ibrahim and find out what he was doing . |
| 25 | When you all have to wear the same uniform , there is n't a great deal you can do to make yourself stand out from the crowd , but we did our best , washing and setting each other 's hair and sharing out what precious bits of makeup we owned . |
| 26 | He unlocked the case and lifted out what looked like a Walkman with a small black box attached . |
| 27 | Try being useful for a change and find out what the hell is wrong with it ! ’ |
| 28 | All the time during each turn it is essential to have a plan for the worst contingency and to know exactly what you would do if you suddenly lost 200 feet . |
| 29 | At midnight the solitary guard leaning in the shadows looked up at the conjoining planets and wondered idly what change in his fortunes they might herald . |
| 30 | I mean so even something 's like this on the organic , you might not have a clue what polyethylene is or polypropylene or anything else , but you can read the pie chart and work out what what 's going on . |