Example sentences of "by [Wh det] he [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The researcher 's own observations , albeit as yet rather unsystematic , seem to be supported to a degree by what he reads in the relevant literature and in other pieces of published research . |
| 2 | The unsympathetic nature of his criticisms is also illustrated by what he says about the requirement that such universal premisses be ‘ better known ’ than their conclusions . |
| 3 | He was less bothered by the thought of arms sales , however , than by what he saw as the fundamental unreality of the proposal . |
| 4 | Amanullah had been influenced by what he saw as the modernising reforms introduced in Turkey and Iran : he tried to build up a central army , organised a parliament , and decreed that women should wear western dress : the final straw for the tribes came when he made their leaders listen to a five-day speech . |
| 5 | His policies were empirical , dictated by what he saw as the necessities of the immediate situation . |
| 6 | He lacked the apparent knowledge , or confidence in the political verities displayed by what he saw as the heavyweight end of the editorial group , and friction occasionally surfaced . |
| 7 | He appeared to be very perplexed and more than a little frightened by what he saw in the lavatory window above him . |
| 8 | He was so moved by what he saw inside the orphange that he felt he had to do something to give the children a better start . |
| 9 | Moss is concerned by what he heard at the COSE announcement that the companies aim to achieve systems management harmony at a lower level , perhaps at an applications level , than the single high-level link Tivoli is offering . |
| 10 | Moss is concerned by what he heard at the COSE announcement that they aim to achieve systems management harmony at a lower level , perhaps at an applications level , than the single high-level link Tivoli is offering . |
| 11 | So far , he has been encouraged by what he describes as the responsible way councils have handled the introduction of the new tax . |
| 12 | He set great store by what he regarded as the dignity of the athlete , treating his players as human beings instead of mere paid servants , which was how most other players were regarded elsewhere . |