Example sentences of "[to-vb] [Wh adv] [pers pn] is [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Follow-up discussion is equally important , as the student needs to know how she is progressing . |
| 2 | ‘ He seems to know where he is going . ’ |
| 3 | To his further credit the jongleur has the sense to know when he is beaten . |
| 4 | The House has a right to know why he is suppressing that report . |
| 5 | If an outbreak of self-poisoning and self-injury starts on a ward , the staff need first to try to understand why it is happening . |
| 6 | But the trouble is that people , unable to understand why it is happening , tend to look backwards , not around them , for answers . |
| 7 | To record any kind of insert , you first have to decide where it is to come within the existing recording , that is the material which is to be over-recorded and therefore lost . |
| 8 | We have examined the concept of power within organisations and we now need to see how it is exercised . |
| 9 | To see how it is done … ’ |
| 10 | Chair , erm on that , if that could be arranged in two or three months time , perhaps we can see how the Charter of Commerce is working out , because I think many of us are very interested to see how it is working out , we could erm discuss with somebody who 's in bed-and-breakfast , who could then erm tell us how the Charter of Commerce is working . |
| 11 | She looks sideways at Howard to see how he is taking this . |
| 12 | Manager Walter Smith said : ‘ We must wait until Tuesday to see how he is progressing . |
| 13 | Very occasionally I say something myself and Millie glances mockingly at me , then looks at Anne to see how she is reacting . |
| 14 | They still mock his eagerness , and mimic the keen forward inclination with which he walks , as if he ca n't wait to get where he is going . |
| 15 | My mother would like to leave , but my father wants to stay where he is known , where he played Blinky Bill in The Belle of New York and astounded the audience with the athleticism of his Apache dance . |
| 16 | The RCO held a conference to investigate why it is proving so difficult to recruit in this area . |
| 17 | Then , C angustifolius opens , the petals sometimes jerking open like springs , and so much so that at least the outer set of three curl backwards like the petals of a martagon lily , leaving three widespread and brilliantly golden petals to bask in the light ( easy , then , to see why it is called the ‘ Cloth of Gold ’ crocus ) . |
| 18 | Dean scored almost 1200 runs in first-class matches at an average around 70 , and it was easy to see why he is regarded as the best one-day player in the world . |
| 19 | ( To say that something has a certain position is to say how it is related spatially to other things . |
| 20 | The nurse , however , is not only responsible for the care given , but should be able to explain why it is given in the way it is . |
| 21 | Explain how you feel when you are ignored and ask the boss to explain why it is happening . |
| 22 | But a reply of no would be an invitation to A to explain why she is looking for Ann , or why she does not know where she is . |
| 23 | Before looking any further at the process of migration , it is necessary to ask why it is taking place and , therefore , to examine the motivations of migrants . |
| 24 | It can go on and on , soaking through boxes of tissues , seemingly having no end and making it quite impossible for the patient to speak or to say why he is crying . |
| 25 | A protractor has been drawn on top of your map to show how it is used . |