Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] what [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not know what kind of verdict would be passed on the school if it were judged by modern educational standards . |
| 2 | In the detailed cross-tabulations for our main survey ( not always included in Appendix I ) , we found that women were much more likely to say they did not know what sort of interest rate to expect , and to say they did not understand interest rates well . |
| 3 | She did not know what sort of oddness to imagine , but they had been a long time and there had been peculiar noises . |
| 4 | The prediction is indeed borne out ; contrast ( 13 ) and ( 14 ) : ( 13 ) a total one the mere one ( 14 ) a rudimentary one the deciduous one Even when we can not tell what sort of being or object is designated by one in examples like ( 14 ) , they will still be grammatically acceptable unlike the anomalous phrases in ( 13 ) . |
| 5 | I can not imagine what sort of place this gentleman imagined he was coming to in bringing the latter , but I must say it struck something of an odd note to see in Darlington Hall these two large silent men staring suspiciously in all directions a few yards from wherever the Italian gentleman happened to be . |
| 6 | They would rather go and burgle a house that is n't alarmed , erm because they do n't know what type of alarm you 've got there . |
| 7 | The problem is we do n't know what type of animal we are . |
| 8 | Well not you know cleaning so I do n't know what kind of work they do . |
| 9 | they 're that highly , there 's that , I do n't know what kind of wood they are , but they were lovely |
| 10 | I did n't know what kind of play she might have been pulling . |
| 11 | Cos if you , you do n't know what kind of person , might be completely different man . |
| 12 | I do n't know what kind of jasmine it was . |
| 13 | ‘ I do n't know what kind of game you 're playing , ’ she said in a low voice . |
| 14 | ‘ I do n't know what kind of madness overtook me , ’ he said , ‘ but a little time ago I made a contract with somebody to have her killed . ’ |
| 15 | They wo n't know what sort of universe to want . |
| 16 | We did n't exactly get the bird but they just could n't handle it — they did n't know what sort of music we were playing . |
| 17 | but erm I do n't know what sort of thing wou would get me the best experience . |
| 18 | I do n't know what sort of tower they 'll put in her . |
| 19 | I did n't know what sort of reception I should get . ’ |
| 20 | I mean obviously on the whole he ca n't guarantee what sort of priest we 're going to get , but the whole meeting was quite positive . |
| 21 | You could get called a crusty band , it does n't matter what type of music you play . |
| 22 | Now again because of our approach we do n't mind what kind of device you use . |
| 23 | If parents really want to help their children , with reading specifically , I feel that Margaret Donaldson , who is and educational psychologist in Edinburgh , is correct when she points out that one of the greatest difficulties children have when they go to school is that many of them do n't understand what kind of activity reading is . |
| 24 | If parents really want to help their children , with reading specifically , I feel that Margaret Donaldson , who is and educational psychologist in Edinburgh , is correct when she points out that one of the greatest difficulties children have when they go to school is that many of them do n't understand what kind of activity reading is . |
| 25 | I did n't see what kind of weapon it was that caused the injury . ’ |
| 26 | Even the Pentagon do n't know or wo n't divulge what type of plane it was . |
| 27 | Because I was desperate to save Kirsty — and because I did n't realise what type of woman Janice was . |
| 28 | I heard an older couple joking about it : ‘ I do n't care what kind of burial I have , ’ he said , ‘ as long as I 'm on top of her . ’ |