Example sentences of "[to-vb] [Wh det] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was torn between the urge to dance around saying ‘ Nah , nah — he did n't come , ’ and an inclination to draw Sam 's head upon her shoulder and stroke her hair soothingly : it was impossible to know which would have maddened Sam more . |
| 2 | This duty means for example that a solicitor must always tell the client of anything he or she happens to know which might prejudice a client 's case . |
| 3 | This duty means for example that a solicitor must always tell the client of anything he or she happens to know which might prejudice a client 's case . |
| 4 | This duty means for example that a solicitor must always tell the client of anything he or she happens to know which might prejudice a client 's case . |
| 5 | This duty means for example that a solicitor must always tell the client of anything he or she happens to know which might prejudice a client 's case . |
| 6 | He said that he did n't mind who was present , that he had something to communicate which might slightly affect the convenience of everyone in residence here , and therefore could be stated in everyone 's presence . |
| 7 | One is surprised to discover which should be more widely known that her abstract work preceded that of Ben Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth by ten years or so . |
| 8 | The author also hinted yesterday at fresh scandals to come which would damage Prince Charles ' reputation so badly that he could never become King . |
| 9 | It was back in 1972 and we were testing the waters , talking about this new magazine we wanted to launch which would campaign for an end to world poverty . |
| 10 | Even assuming that the French public can be persuaded to accept what will in effect be the Deutschmark as their currency , and are willing to allow their economic policy to be decided by German domestic needs , will membership of this ‘ inner core ’ in fact be beneficial for Britain ? |
| 11 | So , for example , the paper by Benjamin Jowett ( 1817–93 ) ‘ On the Interpretation of Scripture ’ pointed out that it was not always easy to know what might be meant by ‘ proving a doctrine from Scripture ’ , and insisted that the Bible must be interpreted like any other piece of literature . |
| 12 | ‘ Gradually I got to know what would work , it caught the mood , the shadows held up and the grain was soft , it was like a pastel painting . |
| 13 | I 'd like to know what would happen then . ’ |
| 14 | And again and again , on my side , I wanted to know what would happen to us . |
| 15 | ‘ If this is what it 's like to be under your protection , I 'd bloody well like to know what would happen if I were n't ! ’ |
| 16 | You do n't need to see the film to know what 'll happen . |
| 17 | No censorship would take place beforehand , but it was made quite clear that on these issues the press was expected to censor itself , to know what ought not to be reported . |
| 18 | We need to investigate whether such moral perceptions are accurate , if only to know what should be done about them . |
| 19 | More positive thinking survived in one or two parts of the monolithic building in Queen Anne 's Gate , but the overall impression gained by outside observers was of a dispirited department in which no-one really seemed to know what could be done about crime in general and the prisons in particular . |
| 20 | You are entitled to know what will happen if you transgress again . |
| 21 | You need to know what will be said and a suitable , accurate form of words should be specifically agreed . |
| 22 | Children read a wide variety of things , from the back of the cereal packet to The Dandy , from a page of the daily newspaper to something written by Roald Dahl , and who is to know what will trigger off ideas , possibilities , expectations , or activity ? |
| 23 | He writes because ‘ if I do n't write , I suffer ’ ; he writes because he wants to know what will happen in his book ; he is , he says , his ‘ own reader ’ , prey to a phenomenon : automatic writing . |
| 24 | If you are confused about what has happened or curious to know what will happen to a topic , consult the index ; if I have got it right , the index will tell you the story . |
| 25 | He would like to hear any information available on AEAs preferred strategy for privatisation and would like to know what will happen over terms and conditions for staff when Government division and Commercial division diverge . |
| 26 | ‘ The recent announcement did not contain enough information for us to know what will really happen . |
| 27 | The trouble is that no-one appears to know what will happen after the Olympics and whether if by then the United Nations ' blacklist will preclude British members of the Tour from competing in certain countries . |
| 28 | Just as those who at the pre-school stage help children to learn to read know that a structured effort to consolidate all the skills connected with reading will be made in the primary school itself , so teachers in primary schools need to know what will be built on the skills , knowledge , interests and attitudes of the children whom they will pass on to the next stage . |
| 29 | Since the Shadow is the complement of our conscious self , it is easy to guess what might lurk in the darkness . |
| 30 | Instead he tried to guess what might have been said . |