Example sentences of "what [vb -s] [adv prt] in [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The media through which the sharers of a culture refine their insight into what goes on in each other 's heads are the arts in general , through which the most aware evoke in their audience the look and feel of things from their own viewpoints ( in the case of the drama and novel , of multiple interacting viewpoints ) , in fixed forms available to be explored at our leisure .
2 This field , again , is important , since without it , as we shall see , great harm to living creatures could occur as a result of what goes on in outer space .
3 There is no reason to suppose that what goes on in one domain is necessarily relevant to what goes on in another .
4 ‘ I 'd like to know exactly what goes on in that head of yours . ’
5 ‘ I do n't want to know , ’ Sophie interrupted sharply , then , seeing that Helen looked rather ruffled , she added in a more conciliatory tone , ‘ It 's just that , although I 'm very interested in what goes on in that practice on the veterinary side , I do n't really think we ought to interest ourselves in the personal ups and downs of the people working there . ’
6 ‘ It 's knowing what goes on in that place that 's the thing , General .
7 Mexico apart ( and for domestic reasons no American government can ignore Mexico ) , the administration is not much bothered with what goes on in Latin America .
8 Nobody knows what goes on in these places .
9 And er , they are actually a good description of what goes on in those departments and those that relate to these procedures .
10 We 're supposed to know what goes on in this country , and the PM 's health is a national asset , so …
11 This centre looks like a huge barracks in the hills and no one knows what goes on in this place .
12 I know he talks to you about what goes on in this office , but I get a feedback about you . ’
13 Also , the local MP has taken it upon himself to look personally into what goes on in this prison . ’
14 During the last few years , we have begun to learn something of these mothers ' true feelings from the women who suffered the regime at first hand : what stands out in such accounts is the emotion which is still generated in the mother by her own memories .
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