Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [Wh det] be [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The restructuring school argued that to understand what was happening to the geography of British manufacturing at this time it was necessary to analyse this situation . |
| 2 | With this coherent team , in many ways bonded to the studio , Balcon set out to make films that mirrored what was happening to British society and fulfilled his aim of building up ‘ a native industry with its roots firmly planted in the soil of this country . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ So we hurt his pride , ’ I said , hoping that clinched what was sounding to be a very scampy arguement . |
| 4 | I reported the drop to Warton and asked what was happening with the rescue efforts . |
| 5 | I called and asked what was happening to my appeal . |
| 6 | There I was , back on a drip , and wondering what was happening to me . |
| 7 | At certain points in the tale he stops and takes what is happening as the starting-point for a wander along lanes of quasi-anthropological speculation about the problems of the American male ( and , by extension , of ‘ civilised ’ men everywhere ) . |
| 8 | For complex processes the procedures can include stages of diagnosis ( see below ) because the operator has to monitor and interpret what is happening in the plant . |
| 9 | Here we are talking about a degree of conscious awareness that allows the individual to understand and control what is happening to him . |
| 10 | In my experience , the only occasions when I have stalled unexpectedly and known what was happening at the time , have been in very fierce stubble fires and dust devils . |
| 11 | Both these main suites show the combination of ease and comfort which was beginning to be considered essential to the perfect home of the Twenties . |
| 12 | The best debate in Britain this year took place at the Conservative Party conference when speaker after speaker analysed and criticised what was happening to the economy . |
| 13 | The local library is the place to find lists of local societies and discover what is happening in the area . |
| 14 | I know I should n't , but I 'm just going to pop forwards half an hour and see what 's going to be going on . |
| 15 | co-ordinates up , erm , you know , I have n't yet had contact from er no , I thought I 'd been given a new name , but , no I have n't had con any contact from my new co-ordinator yet , erm , but that was n't in my mind when I spoke on Thursday about Christmas , perhaps I ought to pursue that one in time for the next meeting and see what 's happening in South Africa and are getting it in South America for . |
| 16 | Another type of chart helps parents begin to stand back from the emotional reactions they have and see what is happening with their child . |
| 17 | However when we look outwards and see what is happening in South Africa to trade unionists there , the scale of our problems is put into a truer perspective . |
| 18 | I caught an early edition , read about the ruckus , and thought I 'd better come home and see what was happening about the five grand . ’ |
| 19 | He seemed keen enough to go , to investigate the latest bands and see what was happening in music . |
| 20 | But all the same he wished that McAllister were not going up West with Rose that night , and wondered what was coming over him that such a fly-trap could fill his waking — and his sleeping — thoughts ! |
| 21 | ‘ We can scarcely do any better in terms of results we 're winning regularly , we 're second in the League , still in the Cup … but given what 's happening off the pitch , it 's a bloody miracle we 're not bottom . ’ |