Example sentences of "what [noun pl] have [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No matter what undercurrents had passed between them last night , it had been true enough that it was la Principessa who 'd sent her grandson to collect her at the Sala dell'Arte . |
| 2 | It is almost impossible to judge what loads have gone into the structure during a bad landing , swing or ground loop . |
| 3 | On the other hand , he said ID cards were ridiculous and confirmed what fans had known for years that they were ill- treated by uncaring clubs who were allowing grounds to fall into disrepair . |
| 4 | Men were to her what waves had become to me . |
| 5 | They wanted to mention the extension of nursery activities into the home , the importance of talking with the child , of playing together and sharing what has been learnt at nursery — also that staff are willing to listen to what parents have to say about happenings at home , and welcome comment and suggestions from parents . |
| 6 | These principles are expressed as follows : ( 13 ) The co-operative principle make your contribution such as is required , at the stage at which it occurs , by the accepted purpose or direction of the talk exchange in which you are engaged ( 14 ) The maxim of Quality try to make your contribution one that is true , specifically : ( i ) do not say what you believe to be false ( ii ) do not say that for which you lack adequate evidence ( 15 ) The maxim of Quantity ( i ) make your contribution as informative as is required for the current purposes of the exchange ( ii ) do not make your contribution more informative than is required ( 16 ) The maxim of Relevance make your contributions relevant ( 17 ) The maxim of Manner be perspicuous , and specifically : ( i ) avoid obscurity ( ii ) avoid ambiguity ( iii ) be brief ( iv ) be orderly In short , these maxims specify what participants have to do in order to converse in a maximally efficient , rational , co-operative way : they should speak sincerely , relevantly and clearly , while providing sufficient information . |
| 7 | One month and again one year after the presentation of the final report , I revisited the school to find out what changes had occurred as a result of the review . |
| 8 | The investigation considers the consequences of the guidelines for relations between the Home Office and Section Eleven authorities ; what changes have occurred in local policy and practice , and how the new guidelines have affected grant take-up and distribution . |
| 9 | Indeed , the Conservative Party did begin to widen its potential appeal by issuing a plethora of pamphlets in the 1920s : Aims and Principles ( 1924 ) , What Unionists have done for Workers ( 1925 ) , What the Conservative Government has done for Education ( 1928 ) and What the Conservative Government has done for Health ( 1929 ) . |
| 10 | Evaluating the options will involve you in trying to make sense of builder 's estimates and technical specifications , but this is very much what managers have to do in real life , and we make no apology for getting you to do it too . |
| 11 | Alright , so although the institutional setting can have a direct effect alright , it 's much more likely that the effect will be indirect , right , through , through high prices , and in order for , farmers to er , reap the benefits of support , they need to maximize their yields , and that 's what farmers have done in this country . |
| 12 | He knew what things had come to . |
| 13 | They can see what difficulties have arisen in the past and what corrective measures were taken to prevent their recurrence . |
| 14 | ‘ The Department of Education and Science themselves said the teachers should not get more than five per cent that is what teachers have got in recent years . |
| 15 | They tend , however , towards what Sahlins has castigated as a ‘ sociability fetishism ’ ( 1976a : 120 ) , in which social structure is often treated as both prior to , and ontologically superior to , its appearance in goods . |
| 16 | First , they invite you to show that you are familiar with the basic , raw material which makes up the subject — whether this is a work , a series of works , a literary theory , the historical context of an author or what critics have said about something . |
| 17 | This should cause us to be cautious when we make assumptions about what children have gained from a story . |
| 18 | Everybody complains that the tests bear no relation to what children have learnt in class — not a problem in Britain . |
| 19 | If , as a woman , you can see clearly what men have done to us , how can you stay calm ? |
| 20 | The history of science is the history of what men have thought about the physical world and is an essential part of the history of Western culture . |
| 21 | Initially concerned with the advancement of these aims through the provision of low cost holidays abroad , rapid early success led to the extension of operations to the home market with publicity material stressing the proletarian nature of the enterprise : ‘ Trips for the workers ; Holidays to suit all pockets ’ ; ‘ What Cooks have done in the way of facilitating travel for the upper-middle and middling-middle classes , the WTA are arranging to do for the masses . ’ |
| 22 | That was precisely what women had done in the past — sit back and wait for men to make the running . |
| 23 | They can begin again to focus on another person outside themselves , and relate what others have to say to their own situation . |
| 24 | The most revealing statements about Mr Garel-Jones have often been what others have said about him … |
| 25 | But note that each cycle depends on communication of emerging ideas to those who can use them ; hence the importance of telling others about one 's findings and ideas and of finding out what others have reported about one 's own current concerns . |
| 26 | But note that each cycle depends on communication of emerging ideas to those who can use them ; hence the importance of telling others about one 's findings and ideas and of finding out what others have reported about one 's own current concerns . |
| 27 | ‘ John went behind the counter at Selfridges for a couple of days so that he would understand what assistants have to cope with . |