Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] what [modal v] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leopold 's letters to his wife reveal much about what could be expected on the journey and from them one gains the impression that he did most of the planning for these trips : |
| 2 | Taking their cue from quantum physics , Allen and Starr theorise only about what can be known , not about what ‘ exists ’ . |
| 3 | However , it should be emphasised that the Family Fellowships exist for the benefit of the family member , regardless of what may be happening to the primary sufferer . |
| 4 | I have so far dealt only with what might be considered extraneous matters which are of little concern to the non-collector , who can read and enjoy a book without worrying about endpapers , half-titles , advertisements and the rest ; though even the ordinary reader must reach a point where bibliographical matters begin to impinge . |
| 5 | Both Britain and France found difficulty in obtaining sufficient volunteers for their fleets , partly because the wages they offered their sailors compared very poorly with what could be obtained by service on a merchantman , and still more so with what might be made on a successful privateer . |
| 6 | The need for a third dimension arises most obviously from what may be called the problem of philosophy . |
| 7 | These arguments as to public reaction and " trouble " for the social worker apply only to what may be seen as more considerable reforms — the relaxation of strict sexual control in most residential institutions , a greater measure of sexual tolerance for the mentally handicapped , plainer recognition of the sexual needs and problems of earlier adolescence ( even pre-adolescence ) and so on . |
| 8 | In short , the MDC has presided over some successes , but not over what might be termed the regeneration of Liverpool 's docks . |
| 9 | We had next to none when I was at drama school and young actors need to know more about what will be expected of them on film sets and television studios . |
| 10 | In education the party conformed more to what would be expected : 196 MPs had been to public schools ( 68 per cent of the party , twice the proportion of Liberals ) and eighty-six of these had been at Eton , almost a third of the party . |
| 11 | If the ‘ kinship ’ school may be located within the broader framework of a power or class analysis of society , the ‘ society-as-parent ’ supporters might be defined as belonging more to what might be termed a ‘ personal . |
| 12 | In Britain , American experience is commonly cited as setting a precedent both for what can be done and for the policy strategies necessary for success . |
| 13 | They range also from what can be seen , simply , as the ‘ translation ’ of ‘ ideology ’ into directly sensuous material , to what is better seen , in terms of the physical and material processes of art work , as production of a distinct and general kind . |
| 14 | How can one scale up from what can be counted in a two-dimensional section to the three dimensions of living tissue ? |
| 15 | ‘ If this does n't let up we 'll need something dry to change into , ’ he said , squinting up at what could be seen of a lowering sky . |
| 16 | The debate was mainly about what should be provided , what deficiencies should be remedied , and , to a much lesser extent , about how this should be brought about . |
| 17 | Rates of interest offered to investors by building societies are coming down and in some cases are now below what can be obtained elsewhere . |
| 18 | Johnson commented : ‘ Obviously I hope the cup victory over Oldham will have helped my chances , but there 's no hint so far of what might be happening . ’ |
| 19 | My view , which locates racism in the core of politics , contrasts sharply with what can be called the coat-of-paint theory of racism ( Gilroy , 1987 ) . |
| 20 | It is , of course , possible to use the expressions here and now in what might be described as ‘ displaced contexts ’ . |
| 21 | In 1988 , the procedures were more open although still far from what could be described as ‘ democratic ’ . |
| 22 | The obvious reluctance of many in the rural sector to seek work in the industrial sector , even on a temporary basis , points to an inclination to stay put far beyond what might be expected from a natural conservatism and apprehension of the unknown . |
| 23 | But the co-ordinating and overseeing role of the CPSU at all levels of Soviet society , and its bureaucratic control , went far beyond what would be expected in a liberal democracy . |
| 24 | This suggested effects far beyond what could be accounted for by lung cancer deaths alone . |
| 25 | This second volume contains , besides several ingenious smaller pieces , written on particular occasions , The Unhappy Father , a tragedy , with three acts of a second play , written at the request of a friend , in about a fortnight , and some letters of this extraordinary young woman , which have a solidity in them far beyond what could be expected from one of her years , and so destitute of the advantages of education … |
| 26 | We come now to what might be called COSLA 's auntie problem . |
| 27 | I have been arguing here for what might be termed appropriate research , analogous to the notion of appropriate technology . |
| 28 | He stated the position at p617 as follows : There is no question here of what may be called sentimental damage bereavement or pain and suffering . |
| 29 | This is well below what can be obtained from building societies . |
| 30 | We are more concerned here with what might be called the roast beef of scoring than with the confectionery . |