Example sentences of "[vb base] what [is] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | say what 's happening on the twenty third of January |
| 2 | ‘ I say what 's happening with the Bloods and the Crips is the same thing that 's happening with the protestants and catholics in Northern Ireland , which is the same thing that 's happening in South Africa where different tribes fight each other . |
| 3 | ( 3 ) An observation question asks pupils to describe something without relating it to their knowledge of the situation , e.g. " Describe what is happening in the picture ? " |
| 4 | Describe what is meant by the net book value and the written down value of an asset ? |
| 5 | We can use the technique of spotlighting , focusing attention on one group 's work : " Look what 's happening on the farms . " |
| 6 | Watch what is happening to the needles on both beds . |
| 7 | After a little more flying experience , beginners ' eyes interpret what is happening to the aircraft and the alarm signal is no longer sent on to the brain . |
| 8 | , that we adopt what is known for the present ; and |
| 9 | Both the ruling itself and the judicial reasoning adopted by the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords exemplify what is meant by the politics of the judiciary . |
| 10 | You never know what 's hiding round the next corner in Brighton & Hove . |
| 11 | And they stare , ca n't stop , they know what is said of the claws , the biting words from her jaws , and a shiver tightens the pores of their hairless flesh . |
| 12 | We can not bring that about successfully until we know what is to happen with the GATT agreement . |
| 13 | Constantly monitoring the system to ensure that people know what is happening during the change , understand their roles in the process , and comprehend the total effort rather than only isolated elements of it . |
| 14 | Too many people know what is happening to the Polish and the Slavs and to the Jews and the dissenters . |
| 15 | ICI believes in good liaison with local communities , so that people living nearby know what is happening inside the company 's plants ; and ICI itself better appreciates the concerns of the community . |
| 16 | I go to many different supermarkets to do my shopping , because you never know what is going through the cashiers ' minds . |
| 17 | If we were to insist that prayer involves some form of dialogue then it would presuppose that we already know what is meant by the concept of God . |
| 18 | Most scientists know what is meant by the word " modulus ’ : it is another term for stiffness . |
| 19 | Repeat these four rows knit and six rows slip several more times , until you have knitted a sizable piece of fabric , and are happy that you understand what is happening on the machine . |
| 20 | The British people understand what is happening in the EC , and they understand that the Government have stood out against other Governments in blocking positive measures which would have benefited our citizens . |
| 21 | Meanwhile the owners or their descendants champ impatiently to recover and lovingly restore what is left of the family heritage . |
| 22 | However , current emotional state can , itself , influence what is remembered from the past — a phenomenon known as mood congruity ( Blaney , 1986 ) . |
| 23 | It is , however , the first category , officers , who form what is known as the local government service : it is these who have most contact with councillors and who perform primary policy advisory and managerial roles . |
| 24 | ‘ Now the important thing is to get the ball rolling and protect what 's left of the desert . ’ |
| 25 | Take what 's left of the whisky then . |
| 26 | He said yesterday : ‘ I wo n't decide anything until I get Newcastle 's offer and also see what 's happening with the boss . ’ |
| 27 | listen this is the end for the er political system , you see the half of it is collapsed already the , the north king so you see what 's happening in the , in the , er south king |
| 28 | At first the going was so firm that they could travel comfortably at 50 miles per hour , but then they had to head north and traverse what is known as the Grand Sea Erg . |
| 29 | Like the rest of us , the soldiers learn what is happening in the Gulf by watching CNN . |
| 30 | The local library is the place to find lists of local societies and discover what is happening in the area . |