Example sentences of "they [verb] what the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's part of the school 's job to convince parents that they want what the school wants and values . |
| 2 | ‘ Do they know what the murder weapon was ? ’ |
| 3 | people if they say what the hell are you doing . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | They like what the drug does , they get repeats . |
| 6 | Even more than most movie men the comedians were men of the people and they sensed what the masses wanted . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | First , research workers must be absolutely sure they know what the statistics are about . |
| 9 | But they know what the game is , and they know when they have done a good job : the rewards are tangible and clear . |
| 10 | Equally , although a volunteer can not give out money , they know what the local social services and charities have available . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | She spurred close to Lord Wyatt and spoke in a voice full of soft malice : ‘ They know what the bloody hell it is ! |
| 14 | More , even , since they know what the Khedive 's sons are like . |
| 15 | They know what the other thing is . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | They know what the problems are and they are prepared to take the controversial and difficult decisions . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | She explains their shifts and duties and makes sure they understand what the home stands for and how the residents should be treated . |
| 20 | They decide what the annual interest on these will be , typically 6–7% in a large union . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | They understood what the black hat meant , and they agreed with the judge . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 ? |
| 25 | 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 ? |
| 26 | Chf Insp Longstaff said club managers had a responsibility to make sure they knew what the law required of them . |
| 27 | When the two sides had carefully sounded each other out , and all parties had ordered two rounds of drinks , they had what the agent called ‘ a very in-depth substantive discussion about very sensitive material ’ , which grew louder and louder as the band did ; in the end they could scarcely hear each other when they leaned across the table and shouted . |
| 28 | And these were n't even , it seemed , the bombed-out hippies of later days , they were dandies , male and female , they glittered , they had what the left had always lacked — style . |
| 29 | Sakata 'll go and they 'll have to open the yard again when they see what the hatred 's done . ’ |
| 30 | They 're talking about going with us certainly , but they 're doing it in a positive way because they see what the future is . |