Example sentences of "[noun pl] ' [noun] [prep] what [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 The theories are based upon individuals ' perception of what they expect out of work and recognise that individuals place different values on rewards and the effort that they have to expend in order to achieve those rewards .
2 However , the questions and answers relating to the officers ' comments on what they had observed during surveillance might well have been edited out .
3 The officers ' comments about what they had seen were observations of association between W and others , but in no case was any act shown on W's part which could be regarded as an overt act in respect of the conspiracy charge .
4 The reopening of this northern hinterland , however , could well change the Greeks ' view of what it means to be a member of the Community .
5 There were hand-outs on ‘ Cruelty Free ’ cosmetics , positively promoting cosmetic companies who did not drip shampoo into rabbits ' eyes in what I knew was called the Draize Test for irritancy .
6 He would play up to Elinor 's friends ' idea of what he was .
7 Hobbling into Range West on crutches , with a rope round my shoulders , I was looking forward to the expressions of disbelief that would have greeted my reply to sentries ' questions about what I was doing .
8 Further , since the previous examination record of the majority of our students was the minimum required , we could anticipate few B.Ed candidates — even if students ' response to what we had to offer proved to be very satisfactory indeed .
9 The four basic types of activity offered in Conversation are : controlled activities to give students confidence and support ; awareness activities to increase students ' sensitivity to what they are aiming at ; fluency activities to give students the practice they need to use English for communication ; and feedback tasks to allow students to reflect on their own performance so that they become aware of areas in which they have to improve .
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