Example sentences of "[prep] what [verb] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of the people in the villages on the fringe of Dartmoor were afraid of what lay at the heart of the upland . |
| 2 | I think from my own personal preference I would very much like to have an understanding of what happens at the interface between solids and liquids , because this affects so many different branches of chemistry and physics _ the understanding of what happens at interfaces will govern the understanding of what makes things stick together , what makes catalysis occur , the nature of rocks even . |
| 3 | This book shows something of what has emerged out of religious interpretations of death , not as a history of death but as an indication of what lies at the root of the major religious traditions , lending to each its characteristic style . |
| 4 | I 'd hate to think it was because of what happened at the convent . |
| 5 | Activity in the visual cortex would , therefore , be a point-by-point replica of what happened at the retina , with cells at all points registering the intensity of the image at that location . |
| 6 | So if you compare critical illness and death with what happens at the time , and I 've got to ask you this . |
| 7 | ‘ We can have a big say in what happens at the top of the table , ’ said Quinn . |
| 8 | ‘ If you 're referring to what happened at the Sala dell'Arte , ’ she said , ‘ I 'm sorry . |
| 9 | 7 Brief your spokesman carefully on what to expect at the studios and run through some general do 's and don'ts for the interview itself . |
| 10 | You will learn about what happens at the birth , and how to look after your baby . |
| 11 | But Mr Vadim Medvedev also indicated there were no plans to set the record straight about what happened at the December 9 meeting of the Central Committee — which was by all accounts a turbulent one — by publishing the minutes . |
| 12 | ‘ If he hears rumours about what happened at the museum I want him to know that nothing terrible happened after all . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm talking about what happened at the pay-off , when you were beaten up . |