Example sentences of "for [v-ing] what [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The statement of the Propaganda Minister that Hitler had a ‘ sixth sense ’ for seeing what remained hidden to ordinary mortals was sarcastically said by a young secretary to explain his choice of Italy as an ally . |
| 2 | Thanks once again for producing what has to be one of the best mags around . |
| 3 | Clause 9 of the Party programme could not be blamed , as Rosa Luxemburg argued , for the disintegration of the old Russia ; it had been one of the resources for saving what had been saved . |
| 4 | But after she moved in , the house began to grow on her and she already had plenty of ideas for improving what had originally been three farm workers ' cottages . |
| 5 | To find out , we need empirical and statistical techniques for sampling what goes on in offices . |
| 6 | Some criteria for deciding what to include and what not to include would have to be established . |
| 7 | The action-research model is useful here , setting up procedures and observation procedures for deciding what makes for quality in learning experiences , and how best to observe , analyse and describe . |
| 8 | At the moment the opening screen looks a little blank and you might be forgiven for wondering what comes next . |
| 9 | I wish to express my gratitude to Simon Rattle and his remarkable orchestra in Birmingham for providing what has been a wonderful new musical experience for me . |
| 10 | It may be , as we will see later , that for each pattern the cells have the same positional information but just have different rules for interpreting what to do . |
| 11 | But the general proposition that human affairs must be understood from within does not require the assumption that individuals make history , except perhaps as a convenient device for identifying what calls for deeper understanding . |
| 12 | Initiating situations involving reading aloud to others merits consideration , especially as the tape-recorder gives opportunity for storing what has been read for transmission at an appropriate time . |
| 13 | No prizes for guessing what happens to the net — and you are left with the task of extricating the hedgehog without damaging the net or wasting too much time . |
| 14 | The most plausible explanation is that pauses are used by a speaker for planning what to say next . |