Example sentences of "[vb infin] what [is] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Therefore , on payment out , the court must direct what is to happen to the accrued interest . |
| 2 | According to Lorraine Thorne of the Environmental Investigation Agency : " We just do n't know what 's happening to the marine ecosystem of the Antarctic . |
| 3 | John , we do n't know what 's happening at the moment , he 's , we 're not , we 're not at all sure . |
| 4 | The incoherence I think is that you ca n't ever say that anyone has lost because you do n't know what 's happening in the second and third and fourth erm batch , so I ca n't see how this system is meant to work , Mill seems to be fairly confident that it will . |
| 5 | Absolutely gutted I ca n't believe such a lenient sentence has been given.I do n't know what 's going through the judge 's mind . |
| 6 | During this time the patient will report on what has occurred since the last meeting and we will discuss what is to happen during the current visit . |
| 7 | Labour Members should consider what is said in the parents charter about inspection of schools in Wales . |
| 8 | The purchaser should also consider what is to happen to the business after the earn out period as it will be extremely difficult to motivate the vendor if he is still a key employee . |
| 9 | In any field of employment a successful application depends to some degree on the applicant 's being seen to say and do what is expected during the selection process , and to this extent conventional selection methods can always be faulted for the way they may presume that words uttered on a form or in an interview are reliable indicators of future performance . |
| 10 | A collapsing housing market could bring what is left of the economy crashing down . |
| 11 | We may have our worries about the different future we see opening up before us — it would be odd if we did not — but surely we must see what is happening at the Brandenburg Gate as a European as well as a German triumph . |
| 12 | We may have our worries about the different future we see opening up before us — it would be odd if we did not — but surely we must see what is happening at the Brandenburg Gate as a European as well as a German triumph . |
| 13 | If your roof is not felted , it may be a little dustier in the roof space , but it will be better ventilated and you can see what is happening to the tiles and battens more easily . |
| 14 | With careful arrangement you can see what is happening in the next room ( with an open dividing door or glass panel ) or behind you or in the hall , even in the garden , thereby extending your range of vision and your range of information . |
| 15 | Notice the glass window which lets you see what 's happening inside the oven without opening the door . |
| 16 | ‘ Then we can spend what 's left of the night discussing the lousy weather with them , ’ was the disagreeable reply to this nervous question . |
| 17 | They should understand what is meant by the term ‘ generative ’ , by the distinction between ‘ competence ’ and ‘ performance ’ and by that between ‘ deep ’ and ‘ surface ’ . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Adrian , 33 , who started up in 1986 , says : ‘ The Government do not appreciate what is happening in the High Street to small independent businesses . |
| 20 | ‘ Let me outline what 's happening with the firm at present and you can begin to gather your thoughts . ’ |
| 21 | Craig : Perhaps you could just lose what 's left of the book , forget about it . |
| 22 | He emphasises the ability to interpret and criticise what is presented under the guise of information , the need to evaluate what purports to be information . |
| 23 | I do n't just say it , because time is valuable and I should explain what 's happening in the region but I think it 's also very important to convey this to you after your years and decades of solidarity with the liberation struggle . |
| 24 | We are half-hearted creatures , fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us , like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he can not imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea . |