Example sentences of "[prep] what is going on " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is far less of the mystification which can be attributed to the account of the troubles in Guerrillas : what we get is the mysterious politics of forest and township as observed by an outsider , by an African Asian who understands a good deal of what is going on . |
| 2 | It is Isaac , who understands nothing of what is going on , who in fact understands here , while his father , who thought he understood , understands nothing . |
| 3 | All of which is what the people who meet the star traveller would like him to believe , even though it represents a far from comprehensive picture of what is going on . |
| 4 | Nature , produced by Robin Hellier , has a lot of pace as did Horizon 's The Geneva event ( BBC2 , 24 January ) What the latter did not have was much patience with the aspirant but relatively unlearned student of what is going on in the world of high energy physics The main Geneva event — the identification of the W subatomic particle which , with the Z , will enable the theory that the four fundamental forces of nature can be unified within a single framework to be sustained — has yet to be announced , though it is believed imminent Horizon had been patiently filming for four years . |
| 5 | You may feel you are moving very slowly , but in fact you will simply be counteracting a nervous tendency to rush headlong into everything and to lose control of what is going on . |
| 6 | They are usually highly experienced in what they are doing and are unlikely to miss the truth of what is going on . |
| 7 | One is that those who are being assessed , however informally , will be blissfully unaware of what is going on and reveal far more about themselves than is wise . |
| 8 | Another way of creating a bad impression at a social interview is by being so self-conscious and aware of what is going on that you are unable to act naturally and show yourself in the best possible light . |
| 9 | In the reflection of what is going on out of bed , people with relatively well-integrated personalities find that their sexual intercourse over the years represents a variety of feelings and moods . |
| 10 | I say this largely because of what is going on with the black blues artists , like Albert King , BB King , Albert Collins . |
| 11 | It is , obviously , deeper than the light trance , but not so deep that the patient will not be aware of what is going on around him . |
| 12 | I do not believe in using the deep trance state in any form of therapy as it involves hypnoamnesia , a state in which the patient will neither be aware of what is going on at the time nor able to recall it afterwards . |
| 13 | After all , if you are being asked to co-operate with the hypnotherapist , it is important that you should be aware of what is going on . |
| 14 | ‘ The fire at Windsor was an allegory of what is going on in their lineage , in their family . |
| 15 | She 's very much aware of what is going on around her , even though she 's working on her latest project . |
| 16 | ‘ Wary ’ means being aware of what is going on around you ; being paranoid is something entirely different . |
| 17 | You can be aware of what is going on around you and yet treat everyone you meet in a polite , friendly and respectful way . |
| 18 | There 's no need to be paranoid but sometimes it does take a conscious effort to be aware of what is going on around you . |
| 19 | Staying alert , being aware of what is going on , avoiding trouble and , if necessary , running for safety are all good techniques for self-preservation , but even the most careful person may one day have to fight to save himself , and to do that you need knowledge . |
| 20 | No matter who is following , you will only notice him if you are alert and aware of what is going on around you . |
| 21 | When , gentle reader , someone over-uses your name as a controlling tactic , a throwaway comment disguising an analysis of what is going on can be most effective : ‘ Gosh , it 's interesting how you call me by my Christian name so much ’ ( sub-text : ‘ I 've rumbled you — stop it ’ ) . |
| 22 | In doing this , you maintain status by showing that you are aware and not ashamed of what is going on . |
| 23 | We can get some idea of what is going on by thinking of a sheet of canvas stretched on a horizontal frame . |
| 24 | KEYS : ‘ But it is not just a question of what is going on on the park , it 's what 's happening elsewhere that we 're beginning to hear and read about and that 's never been the case at Liverpool previously , ever . |
| 25 | Because of poor distance vision , children may miss much of what is going on in the classroom and seem ‘ out of step ’ with the rest of the class . |
| 26 | A worthwhile person is always clear : she never loses her grasp on what is going on , gets confused , or is at a loss for an explanation , or at the very least a coherent understanding of what is going on . |
| 27 | The model is his picture of what is going on outside him and it is essentially an hypothesis based on the available evidence . |
| 28 | On the other hand , while it is impossible to keep values out of research , the more you let your own values and feelings ‘ take over ’ , the more you will write about your own values and reactions , and the less you will see of what is going on around you . |
| 29 | This produces a statistical , or ‘ quantified ’ , account of what is going on , which can then be compared with other lessons and other teachers ( see also Content Analysis on p. 112 ) . |
| 30 | The job of perceptual systems is to take these fluctuating patterns of activity occurring at the receptors and interpret them in terms of what is going on in the outside world . |