Example sentences of "[to-vb] [Wh adv] [pron] [be] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I want to know how he 's doing in general and where he needs a bit of encouragement . |
| 2 | If you want to know how you 're doing with the other person , you need to ask . |
| 3 | It was nearly dark when we left Fontanellato and , with no lights about , it was hard to know where we were going after a few kilometres . |
| 4 | If you are going somewhere then you have to know where you are going in order to point in the right direction . |
| 5 | In the following pairs of examples , ( a ) represents normal placement and ( b ) contrastive : a ) I want to know where he s travelling to ( The word ‘ to ’ , being a preposition and not a lexical word , is not stressed. ) b ) ( I do nt want to know where he s travelling from ) I want to know where he s travelling |
| 6 | In the following pairs of examples , ( a ) represents normal placement and ( b ) contrastive : a ) I want to know where he s travelling to ( The word ‘ to ’ , being a preposition and not a lexical word , is not stressed. ) b ) ( I do nt want to know where he s travelling from ) I want to know where he s travelling |
| 7 | ‘ I need to know where he 's travelling to . |
| 8 | No one was supposed to know where he was operating from . |
| 9 | You know simple language , they wanted to know where he was coming from , but Jesus it says would not say a word in answer to any of those accusations , but then the High Priest says are you the Messiah , the Son of the Blessed God . |
| 10 | Dr Mortimer wanted to know why I was asking about Mrs Lyons . |
| 11 | Regret because maybe her husband will find out and want to know why she was going with another man in the first place . |
| 12 | It was n't doing any good , and the way to get results in this business is to remember when you 're dealing with smart people you got to be smart too . |
| 13 | He 's visiting local businesses like this one which makes garden equipment to hear how they 're coping with the drop in orders . |
| 14 | Yeah well there was one main test pilot that 's right and other people like , who used to be an instrument gang as well , well I do know this fella Cyril he was a dental mechanic in Walsall before the war and he came in there and he was an instrument mechanic and he used , he used to go up with the test pilot to actually test the instruments in the other compartments in the plane or cockpits just to see how they were reacting under operational conditions . |
| 15 | The Walshes had been caught in a strange yet powerful trap and it was difficult to see how they were going to be able to break free . |
| 16 | Actually , that sow Sandra only went to see how we were doing in the rat-race compared to her contemporaries . |
| 17 | Jess glanced at Miss Phoebe to see how she was reacting to the bit about niggers . |
| 18 | The ability to see where something is coming from and where it 's going to . |
| 19 | If Kuhlmann was waiting to pounce — waiting to see where we 're making for — he 'd use four cars at the most . |
| 20 | To begin to remedy this emotional block , start to notice when you are looking for praise or recognition , and in doing so , start talking about or bringing to someone else 's notice something you have not done so well . |
| 21 | It 's extremely hard to explain why you are squatting on his lawn with your pyjamas round your ankles . |
| 22 | Once on the platform , if you are lucky enough to get there , you will be met , eventually , with logic-free announcements to explain why you are going to be ridiculously late for work or that important appointment . |
| 23 | I 'm trying to explain why I 'm breaking with my principles ( about never committing violence ) . |
| 24 | But a reply of no would be an invitation to A to explain why she is looking for Ann , or why she does not know where she is . |
| 25 | We rang Duncan to ask where he was going on holiday , but he had already gone away . |
| 26 | Er the delivery part it was more the cluster but the overall delivery allowed me to prepare how I was going to be standing er how to get the audience in contact with me the eye the eye contact and also the way I spoke . |
| 27 | No no no what what Can I can I just say well I 'm What what the treasurer of an event like this needs to do is to note down the source of the cash he receives , to note where it 's coming from different products , how much is being received from that |
| 28 | He obviously likes Jimmy Page and it 's pretty easy to tell where he 's coming from , but he 's got a good sound and it 's really fresh . |