Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] what [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 're frightened of what will happen and sometimes we have need to be frightened , you know , they are going to do very different things because they disagree violently with us . |
| 2 | One can only be fearful of what could have been the situation . ’ |
| 3 | Even a woman like you wo n't want to be responsible for what could happen to my sister if I do n't find him soon . ’ |
| 4 | In the longer term , if you become unwell , you will be concerned about what will happen to the children . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm worried about what 'll happen to him when I go . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ But when he does , you must be ready for what will happen . ’ |
| 7 | Similarly , the second criterion can be satisfied despite what would follow with respect to the several circumstances if some x had also existed . |
| 8 | Yes , of course I 'm frightened of what might happen . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm scared of what may happen when the children go back . |
| 10 | Under-5s show stress by not eating or sleeping , while 5s to 11s may be reluctant to go to school because they are worried about what might happen while they are away . |
| 11 | BES companies lasted for a minimum of five years , and shareholders were interested in what would happen at the end of this period . |
| 12 | The University had filed for patents , believing that millions of dollars could accrue if test-tube fusion were commercially practical , and the patent lawyers were concerned about what would happen if other groups found out the results and duplicated them . |
| 13 | The hon. Member for Garscadden quoted COSLA as being concerned about what would happen if someone 's aunt came to stay for a couple of months . |
| 14 | Craft-level courses are equivalent to what would have been apprenticeship level . |
| 15 | The Carers National Association is concerned about what will happen to those people whose relatives can no longer afford to meet the cost of the top-up payments . |
| 16 | Moreover , his review took account of factors which were very different from those relevant to ‘ streamlining the planning machine ’ : the increasing pressure for public consultation and participation in the planning process , and the ‘ dissatisfaction on the part of applicants because they often do not understand why particular decisions have been made , or why it is necessary for what may seem small matters to be the concern of the planning machinery at all ’ . |
| 17 | Tomorrow night on Central News South we meet the Rover Group 's man in America , Graham Morris , and there 's new about what might lie in store for British people thinking of emigrating or setting up business in this . |
| 18 | Katrine was afraid of what might happen if she did n't pay up . |
| 19 | Her mind was preoccupied with what might happen at the end of her journey . |
| 20 | I think he knew , just as I did , that Eric would get back , and he was worried about what would happen . |
| 21 | The architect , Roy Toms , of the Waverly District Council , was worried about what could have been an unsympathetic alteration to a venerable building , but a visit to St Martin 's , Dorking , another Woodyer church , confirmed that its architect had adopted raking parapets to terminate the aisle roofs there , and the discovery of this period precedent vindicated the use of this treatment at St James Court . |