Example sentences of "[Wh adv] they [verb] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This would certainly explain how they came to feel the need to have some wider understanding of how , and to what extent , we can acquire knowledge of any sort . |
| 2 | The parents need to recognize the link between how they try to manage the behaviour and the occurrence of the behaviour , so reactions like smacking , shouting , nagging , sulking , giving in , or ignoring need to be identified . |
| 3 | Not only did Brown Owl go on living at Longreen and being their Brown Owl ; the Pack won an unexpected new friend in Sir George Phillips , who , when he heard how they had saved the plane 's pilot from disaster in the bog , suddenly turned out to be not ‘ crabby ’ at all , as Mr. Gordon had always made him out to be , but told them that they could use the Longreen Park meadow for just as long as they liked as a reward for their bravery . |
| 4 | Witnesses told the court how they had discovered the cylinders and two holdalls early on Sunday 6 December in the bus station car park near the bank . |
| 5 | In announcing the large fines for conspiracy to steal , Judge Brooks said he had listened to the account given to the court of the information given to the police by both defendants about how they had committed the fraud and had put some of the proceeds in foreign bank accounts . |
| 6 | She knew nothing of the dawn of civilisation , but could all too clearly remember Daniel finding ichthyosaurus remains and telling her how they had swum the seas when dinosaurs roamed the land . |
| 7 | Staring at the rain , she recalled her first conversation with Emilia , how they had discussed The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and the woman had protested a righteous indignation at the thought of a wife deserting her husband . |
| 8 | If my right hon. Friend succeeds in gaining enough support for his efforts , the European Community will set up a framework of support and it will be up to individual countries to decide , within that framework , how they wish to use the funds . |
| 9 | Although there are girls who talk glibly of how they intend to reach the top of the women 's professional game by the age of 25 , and from there move on to marriage and a family , the Solheim Cup served as a salutary reminder that no-one should expect quick results . |
| 10 | I do n't know how they 've got the nerve actually , it 's quite terrifying just to watch it . |
| 11 | Since about 1985 , Hall has done nothing but tell us how great the Tories are : how they 've tapped the mood of the nation , set the agenda , turned us all into thrusting entrepreneurs and free-marketeers . |
| 12 | I remember one time er these barges , old barges when you used to come up there , they ai n't got any engine in 'em at all because now they got motors in 'em , but erm , at that time , I was asleep one night and er these barges had been up , they 'd been down the the engine room , cos the engine room and the stoke hall was all in one and th and then I was so sound asleep they 'd filled the sacks up with coal and took them up over the and took the only thing they did do they did n't take the shovel they 'd used , cos they bought their shovel from off the barge and they left that downhill that 's how they 'd pinched the coal . |
| 13 | Forcing her mind away from what Rune had told her about the time he 'd spent with Lotta and how the relationship had evaporated with only the bitter dregs left in evidence , she allowed it to dwell on how they 'd spent the rest of the day . |
| 14 | Roger suddenly launched into this discussion about how they 'd identified the need for someone to join the team with a view to becoming a main board member ; this person would effectively release him from a lot of the day-to-day public company responsibilities and the accounting , reporting and auditing areas , so that he could focus on being part of the entrepreneurial team , organising financing and liaising with the City . |
| 15 | There is no protocol to follow and how they decide to handle the matter is a personal decision . |
| 16 | Talking to other people to find out how they plan to tackle the challenges as well as the opportunities of retirement can be immensely helpful . |
| 17 | The Designers — RSCG Conran Design — explain how they have addressed the problem in this issue . |
| 18 | We will hear from other councillors — the SDLP and independents — how they want to run the council . ’ |
| 19 | To encourage LEAs to accelerate the reduction of places the DES issued another circular in 1981 ( DES , 1981 ) which asked the LEAs to inform the DES how they intended reducing the number of places available . |
| 20 | Oh , that 's when they came to change the curtains . |
| 21 | When he finished , he pointed to his throat , signifying that that was when they had pushed the fish-hook down him . |
| 22 | And they were STILL LYING yesterday when they denied telling the Mirror that repairs would take two or three days . |
| 23 | and secondly it 's coming to the end of the financial year and this is when they want to spend the money . |
| 24 | clearly knew what they were doing when they decided to build the plant at Wallingford and it 's no secret that when bought from , Wallingford was seen to fill a gap in distribution of locations . |
| 25 | It is ignored ; however , he looks familiar and the vehicle registration number is mentally noted by the Captain , to be passed on when they have finished the task . |
| 26 | Local authorities had their fingers burnt before when they tried to get the software up and running and then found that the Government were changing the rules . |
| 27 | This last wild exaggeration has also been popular with educators at times when they wanted to stress the importance of their task and the need to get it right . |
| 28 | However they did replace the Packard Bell , at no extra charge , with a more expensive Acer Acros which has proved to be much better PC in several ways — it comes with 4Mb of memory , it 's upgradeable to a 486DX , it 's faster , and the serial port is standard Com1 . |
| 29 | ‘ You can just make out the division markings on the walls where they 've joined the units . ’ |
| 30 | round the sides where they 've got the drunks tucked up old steel rails all around |