Example sentences of "they [verb] what the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I 'm encouraging people to diversity , so I 've got to let them know what the pitfalls are . ’
2 " Hearken , you three , " he said , picking out three-goblin brothers , " follow those boys , stay with them , and , whatever you do , do n't let them remember what the sun-god told them to do . "
3 A town elder passing on information and advising them to do what the Romans say ( second in command ) .
4 ‘ I think that in any case technological developments ensure that there is no point in trying to propagandize or conceal , because people have access to the truth — at least , in theory they have access to more data that will enable them to determine what the truth of a matter is — through satellites , facsimiles , etc .
5 It 's part of the school 's job to convince parents that they want what the school wants and values .
6 ‘ Do they know what the murder weapon was ? ’
7 people if they say what the hell are you doing .
8 In the first place developing countries accepted the loans that were thrust at them because they believed what the West was telling them — that it would be possible for them to industrialize , to develop their economies to the point where paying back the loan later on would be an easy matter .
9 They like what the drug does , they get repeats .
10 Even more than most movie men the comedians were men of the people and they sensed what the masses wanted .
11 Pressure on the pound lightened yesterday as financial markets decided to suspend judgement until they heard what the Chancellor had to say , a mood which was reflected among Conservative representatives .
12 First , research workers must be absolutely sure they know what the statistics are about .
13 But they know what the game is , and they know when they have done a good job : the rewards are tangible and clear .
14 Equally , although a volunteer can not give out money , they know what the local social services and charities have available .
15 It is good to be able to talk to somebody who has experienced the whole spectrum of drugs because then they know what the hell you 're talking about , y'know .
16 The look on their faces is like that on the faces of parents at Christmas time , when they know what the presents are and you do n't .
17 She spurred close to Lord Wyatt and spoke in a voice full of soft malice : ‘ They know what the bloody hell it is !
18 More , even , since they know what the Khedive 's sons are like .
19 They know what the other thing is .
20 Well for my own part I think that one can educate students as far as possible in terms of what appropriate behaviour is , and I think that you can police students with disciplinary measures when it 's absolutely clear that when they know what the inappropriate behaviour is they nevertheless make a choice that they 're going to move beyond those boundaries of appropriateness .
21 They know what the problems are and they are prepared to take the controversial and difficult decisions .
22 And I think that there 's a massive problem that needs to be addressed , and I think we should involve those people themselves , also in looking at what the issues are , it 's all very well for people to decide , workers to think that they know what the issues are .
23 She explains their shifts and duties and makes sure they understand what the home stands for and how the residents should be treated .
24 They decide what the annual interest on these will be , typically 6–7% in a large union .
25 But these men could do much more to help , not only their partners , but themselves , if only they understood what the menopause is and what can be done to alleviate the problems .
26 They understood what the black hat meant , and they agreed with the judge .
27 Herein lay a paradox : the PSBC was ‘ patronage [ good ] , that is , supporting projects of merit and quality ’ , whereas ‘ paternalism ’ [ bad ] referred to institutions , such as the BBC , which believed they knew what the public needed .
28 On the other hand , what are the ethical problems involved in deceiving volunteers , as did Milgram , or hospital doctors , as did Rosenhan , just for the sake of avoiding the problem of their behaving differently because they knew what the experiment was about ?
29 They knew what the national objectives were ie to improve the wellbeing of people who moved ; not to be too expensive and to work jointly with other agencies — but what were their local objectives ?
30 Chf Insp Longstaff said club managers had a responsibility to make sure they knew what the law required of them .
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