Example sentences of "[verb] what [pron] [be] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Also , I used to be an up-market wino and after nine months ’ sobriety , I realise what I 'm doing at present is not very fulfilling . |
| 2 | She twigged what I was driving at … that I suspected Alain had been murdered … and decided to get in first to throw me off the scent . |
| 3 | I 'll need to know what we 're gon na put on it . |
| 4 | Right , draw a sketch , cos we need to know what we 're working with here . |
| 5 | I 'd like to know what they are looking for . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ We need to know what they are looking for . |
| 7 | She said : ‘ You do n't need a written job specification to know what they 're looking for . |
| 8 | No , thing I mean silly little thing , well I think it 's silly but there you are , they all see to know what they 're talking about but I mean cer certain things like in the fillet room |
| 9 | People who came to the Turk 's Head really had to know what they were looking for . |
| 10 | As they left , Coffin said to Paul Lane : ‘ I 'd like to know what they were talking about when we got there . |
| 11 | I wanted to know what she was doing on Phraxos , where she came from , the reality behind all the mystery . |
| 12 | He demanded to know what she was doing as a kitchen maid , who were the soldiers using their house and where were their parents . |
| 13 | I want to know what she was doing in your — Oh ! ’ |
| 14 | Frances had been married to an actor long enough to know what she was talking about . |
| 15 | The young woman seemed to know what she was talking about , and Shelley suddenly felt sorry for her , in spite of her flashing Spanish beauty . |
| 16 | We 'll have a look at decimals because you need to need to know what you 're doing with decimals but decimals are fractions and until you I mean I think you 're very happy with fractions now you 're probably ready to go on to decimals . |
| 17 | But , of course , if you 're going to be another voice you really need to know what you 're talking about and you need to have vast access to information at least as good as all the departments who are putting forward their voices , and you need to have the time and the staff and I do n't think they always had that . |
| 18 | Whether it be a union branch meeting or any other branch meeting you had to be there and you had to know what you 're talking about . |
| 19 | And you 've got to know what you 're talking about if not people will find holes straight away . |
| 20 | To become a Nutritional Detective you have to know what you are looking for — the signs and clues that will eventually lead you to an understanding of your body 's individual needs . |
| 21 | The vital thing is to know what you are getting into before you get into it and to make sure that , even with the slow payment , it is still a good deal and that you will have enough cash to survive until you are paid . |
| 22 | No mechanical indicator can tell you the right time to strike , at least in this situation , but your sense of touch can , once you have enough experience to know what you are feeling for . |
| 23 | You need to know what you are suffering from in case you will have to make arrangements for a longer stay at home in bed . |
| 24 | How is a man to know what you are talking about ? ’ |
| 25 | Oh yes oh yes certainly knew you had to know what you were doing with it you know . |
| 26 | You had to know what you were doing in those days ’ . |
| 27 | If I meet my young son from school , laughing with his friends and waving to me and the dog , who wags its tail and barks in return , should I be supposed not to know what I am talking about if I pronounce them both to be conscious ? |
| 28 | I went in to this fella er er er he seemed to know what I was talking about to start with |
| 29 | They wanted to know what I was doing about getting another job and all was serene . |
| 30 | The gas station attendant was an Israeli Arab , a young man with light brown hair who assumed I was a tourist and wanted to know what I was doing in the cold far north of Israel in winter . |