Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [verb] [adv] what " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rent a nice little flat somewhere where you know exactly what your outgoings are — where you know you 're not responsible for anything . |
| 2 | Or you accept precisely what they do and claim it back at the end of the year . |
| 3 | ‘ I think that any down-side would more than be offset by the increased simplicity which single pricing would bring the client , allowing him or her to see exactly what they are getting . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ the parental right to determine whether or not their minor child below the age of 16 will have medical treatment terminates if and when the child achieves a sufficient understanding and intelligence to enable him or her to understand fully what is proposed . |
| 5 | ‘ In the light of the foregoing I would hold that as a matter of law the parental right to determine whether or not their minor child below the age of 16 will have medical treatment terminates if and when the child achieves a sufficient understanding and intelligence to enable him or her to understand fully what is proposed . |
| 6 | Whether or not they are given delegated powers , sub-committees must have specific terms of reference and clearly defined tasks , so that everyone understands just what the sub-committees are to do and when it is to be done . |
| 7 | If other specialists are involved , a general briefing meeting will ensure that everyone knows exactly what is required of them . |
| 8 | Arrange a briefing meeting with representatives of the magazine and the sponsor , the author and the photographer to make sure that everyone knows exactly what is required . |
| 9 | Although I endorse totally what the right hon. Member for Morley and Leeds , South ( Mr. Rees ) said and have doubts about how much of the debate will be reported , nevertheless , we have this privilege and opportunity , but our constituents do not . |
| 10 | The wind was high when I knocked at her door , and I heard a voice from within that I knew not what to make of , though it sounded like the lullaby of a Mother to her Baby . |
| 11 | It became clear from talking to parents that I had to see how what they said actually hooked up with their experience , the fine detail of it , and not to assume that I knew exactly what kind of lived experience lay behind a familiar form of words . |
| 12 | Do n't forget that I know exactly what you 're capable of ! ’ |
| 13 | In fact , now that I think over what you just said , I 'm sure he 'll refuse . |
| 14 | It was n't until The Byrds ’ ‘ Untitled ’ double album came out with the liner notes explaining all about the string-bender that I found out what a fool I 'd been … |
| 15 | Just so I know exactly what I 'm doing . ’ |
| 16 | I tried to chase it , but it was no good in the dark , and I went clear into a bog , and in the end I saw your light , so I picked up what was left and came along . |
| 17 | But I decided fairly quickly that once the reins were in somebody else 's hands , and that somebody knew exactly what they were doing , there was no point in coming back . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Give what ? ’ she asked , although she knew well what he meant . |
| 19 | But now as she stood looking at herself in a full length looking glass , she could see that she had indeed what the magazines described as the perfect figure , firm round breasts , a narrow flat waist , good hips , a small posterior , and long slender legs which were greatly enhanced by the silk stockings the assistant had carefully rolled on to them . |
| 20 | He grinned down at her and it was only then that she realised just what she had said . |
| 21 | He sounded so fiercely protective that she wondered sadly what it would be like to have a man care for her as much as Roman cared for Berenice . |
| 22 | Incredibly , it was not until she pushed open the kitchen door that she remembered just what day it was and what they were all supposed to be doing . |
| 23 | The third reading , for instance , was slower than the first , despite the fact that you knew exactly what you were looking for . |
| 24 | You are advised to keep your answer to question 5 as concise as possible ( no more than a few sentences ) ; be sure that you know exactly what you want to say before you pick up the phone . |
| 25 | First , be sure that you know exactly what is required , In some questions the statement of the conditions is deliberately written in a complex confusion . |
| 26 | So whi what I 'm trying to say to you is that you should have four sides of written text , whether it 's on two pages , three or four What I will do is go through the headings and give you a very brief description of that so that you know roughly what 's in them . |
| 27 | It would be a good idea to develop a formula for using this kind of programme so that you know precisely what kind of item you are looking for and , if you can arrange for a regular supply , you do n't need to spend a lot of time viewing it to work out how you are going to use it . |
| 28 | From London we would carry general merchandise back to Rotterdam — Every ship has a ledger to herself , and the manifest for every voyage has to be entered in it , so that you know precisely what the returns from each voyage are . |
| 29 | Even so , at the very least you ought to make sure that you understand fully what you are committing yourself to before deciding whether you can afford not to press for the document to be amended . |
| 30 | It 's only then that you realise just what a dictatorship can be like . ’ |