Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [verb] [Wh adv] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let her play with a sponge and see how it fills with water , which slowly drains away once she lifts it up . |
| 2 | ‘ To facilitate them we have asked a number of show societies to provide judges with an opportunity to bring a selection of prize-winning animals back into the ring and explain why they have been considered champions . ’ |
| 3 | The purpose of this book is to survey present knowledge of parasite metabolism and show how it reflects adaptation to a particular environment . |
| 4 | It is perhaps worth taking a minute or two to invite the Secretary of State to answer those arguments in his reply and to explain how they have been overcome in the new council tax system . |
| 5 | The scapegoat and the remaining members of the group had no fixed seat and sat wherever they could . |
| 6 | Study the photograph and suggest why they may want to stop this . |
| 7 | Explain and critically discuss cumulative average residual methodology and explain how it has been used to test a whole range of market phenomena from semi-strong efficiency theory to the efficacy of stockbrokers ' tips . |
| 8 | We shall discuss it in a variety of ways throughout the chapter and consider how it differs between theoretical frameworks . |
| 9 | That it took Hibs 37 minutes to record their first shot at Ally Maxwell vouches for the minuscule depth of their ambition and explains why they were , in the end , beaten hollow . |
| 10 | As they came close we watched as they demonstrated the subtle science of reading the often obscure words of the hymn and seeing where they were going at the same time . |
| 11 | I could either meet him near there or he 'd have me picked up as a material witness and see how I enjoyed sharing a cell with Jack Scamp . |
| 12 | Denis Wirth-Miller attended a talk he gave at Goldsmiths ' College and observed how he galvanised the audience . |
| 13 | You should make note of the going especially on the take-offs and landings of each fence and decide how it may change or deteriorate . |
| 14 | ‘ Coping with Anxiety ’ helps anxiety sufferers to understand their condition and explains how they can get relief from their day to day worries with techniques which include allocating half an hour a day ‘ worry-time ’ and by using a combination of relaxation , breathing exercises and management of thoughts and actions . |
| 15 | So he had to stand there , in the office of the Roadworking Operatives Supervisor in the Islington Council Seven Sisters Road Highways Department Depot , sweating like a pig and wondering why they did n't just get on with it and sack him as he listened to Mr Smith and his eyes hurt and he could smell his own body-odour again . |
| 16 | So when we came to record it , if there was a technical breakdown , we would rush to the corner of the set , grab the script and discover where we were . ’ |
| 17 | In March computer and information services specialists from all over Scotland and Tyneside converged on the Stirling Management Centre to see the CWIS in action and to hear how it had been put together . |
| 18 | The most important part of the day was identifying priorities for action and agreeing how they would be handled . |
| 19 | So keep that by your side and see how we get on . |
| 20 | You will quickly pick up the ‘ feel ’ of a ley and know when you are exactly on it . |
| 21 | ‘ Bloody love , ’ he would say in disgust when asked why he had not enjoyed the film . |
| 22 | In this chapter we shall be considering some of these ‘ natural ’ shocks to the system of marriage and asking why they upset some people and are the making of others . |
| 23 | She sat on the edge of his bed , eating the Nux Bar and wondering how she could make some money . |
| 24 | The aim of the exhibition is to show the quality and variety of Jordaens 's work and to reassess where he stands in relation to Rubens , by whom he has always been overshadowed . |
| 25 | Y'know , try and place a historical context to the work and see how it influenced other works . |
| 26 | Dame Martha had opened the window and asked where she was going . |
| 27 | As the sun begins to rise she glances out of the window and recalls how she chose this film from all the offers which came pouring in after success on the small screen and on record . |
| 28 | This leaflet summarises the Plan and explains how you can find out more to enable you to submit your views by the middle of August 1993 . |
| 29 | The obituaries published in Britain , on the Continent and in America all acknowledged him as the originator of military precision dancing and reported how he had dominated a whole era of show business . |
| 30 | But the time should still be only a few minutes and the parent should go to collect the child and indicate when it is appropriate to join the family again . |