Example sentences of "[Wh det] [is] [verb] [adv prt] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The Board , which is to carry out the logging operation , has recommended felling the older trees as their younger counterparts are more resistant to air pollution .
2 If a tap drips persistently , it may be caused by a damaged tap seating which is chewing up the surface of any washer fitted .
3 A gastroscopy is a diagnostic procedure involving the direct observation of the upper gastrointestinal tract with a flexible fibre optic tube which is passed down the oesophagus .
4 Cllr Long said there were worries for centre users , as no alternative care scheme had yet been agreed by St Helen 's and Knowsley Health Authority , which is winding up the project .
5 Nottinghamshire 's favourite with the weather forecast for the rest of the afternoon , we go to Grantham and er Sharon tell us what 's coming out the sky ?
6 Squeezing away so that his biceps shifted in his sleeve , he asked ‘ so , Rog , what 's going down the chute ? ’
7 I throw what 's left down the sink and swill out the flask .
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