Example sentences of "[verb] what was going on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Late one night , the concierge knocked on the door of Beatrice 's apartment , alarmed at the commotion , and demanded to know what was going on . |
| 2 | He 'd been hearing things , Denis had said , and he wanted to know what was going on at Rafferty 's . |
| 3 | It was good to have adults about as we were to find out , also it was nice to know what was going on in SW1 apart from evening classes . |
| 4 | It was impossible to know what was going on in her mind , but he was thankful that she seemed in no way agitated . |
| 5 | As they arrived more people wanted to know what was going on . |
| 6 | I remember cramming into a photo-booth with Nick , Joe and Paul to take amphetamine sulphate and there was a policemen standing outside wanting to know what was going on . |
| 7 | Conversely , we would be impressed by another yogi who could alter these processes in his intestines on a word of command but made no claims to know what was going on down there from moment to moment . |
| 8 | He had to know what was going on . |
| 9 | We all had the right to do this , but the rest of us would acknowledge the others ' right to know what was going on and why . |
| 10 | Lifting the phone from the desk , he demanded to know what was going on . |
| 11 | Davidson 's party political position may make him a more objective source than those more closely involved , and he appears to have been in a good position to know what was going on . |
| 12 | His natural caution kept him on the political sidelines , although he was well placed to know what was going on at the highest level , as the ‘ Historia Roffensis ’ , written by a clerk in his entourage , demonstrates . |
| 13 | He was driving past , saw a light on in the shop and demanded to know what was going on . ’ |
| 14 | " She just went out of her way to get to know what was going on . " |
| 15 | They just wanted to know what was going on in East Germany there and then . |
| 16 | I believe that my account of events is a good deal nearer the truth than some that have since been published : but then I was perhaps in a better position than some other observers to know what was going on . |
| 17 | The public were curious to know what was going on , often trying to get their reflection in the mirror in order to appear on television , and then there was the problem of health and safety and too much camera equipment in a confined space , and then the light was n't quite right … |
| 18 | It came as some surprise to the board when they were informed that , although it seemed unreasonable for them to have to know what was going on , they could be made liable for the damage . |
| 19 | Okay , erm I mean you say about even people who 've got members of their family over there , I mean I know that if it was me , I would want to know what was going on . |
| 20 | Yes but I 'm saying if I had a member of my family there , I would definitely want to know what was going on . |
| 21 | His face was set , making it impossible for her to guess what was going on in his mind . |
| 22 | They would of course let me know what was going on as soon as possible . |
| 23 | They simply did not know what was going on . |
| 24 | Too many of us now say that they did n't know what was going on , and that they were long opposed to what was happening . |
| 25 | I thought I had all the answers although I did n't know what was going on . |
| 26 | Yet in one the father did not know what was going on , and was robbed of all dignity . |
| 27 | He set up on his own because the company he worked for , Top Man , did n't really know what was going on , on a street level . |
| 28 | At the time , however , he believed that Casey truly did not know what was going on . |
| 29 | That could only have happened if the Left did not know what was going on , and it could only have not known what was going on if it was being tricked by one of its own . |
| 30 | There would be abut 20 people in and they would not know what was going on , ’ says Solowka . |