Example sentences of "what go on [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You do not know what goes on at this school , ’ said Rafiq . |
| 2 | This evaluation highlighted one of the points made in Chapter 2 : what goes on between components is as important as what goes on within any component . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | There is no reason to suppose that what goes on in one domain is necessarily relevant to what goes on in another . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'd like to know exactly what goes on in that head of yours . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ It 's knowing what goes on in that place that 's the thing , General . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Nobody knows what goes on in these places . |
| 11 | And er , they are actually a good description of what goes on in those departments and those that relate to these procedures . |
| 12 | We 're supposed to know what goes on in this country , and the PM 's health is a national asset , so … |
| 13 | This centre looks like a huge barracks in the hills and no one knows what goes on in this place . |
| 14 | I know he talks to you about what goes on in this office , but I get a feedback about you . ’ |
| 15 | Also , the local MP has taken it upon himself to look personally into what goes on in this prison . ’ |
| 16 | One ‘ unofficial ’ source told me ‘ the club did nt mind what went on with young Ryan on away trips — after all they were roommates and what roommates do — well they do at this club anyway — but Sir Matt 's dog ! |
| 17 | But of course there had been no communication between her aunt and Silas for three years , therefore she was unlikely to be aware of what went on at this back-blocks property . |
| 18 | His eyes were on the numerous doors lining the corridor , and he could n't help wondering what went on behind those doors . |
| 19 | When I think of what went on in eastern Europe , and in fascist Europe before the war , when I was younger , I am glad that we have a free press . |
| 20 | We know very little of what went on in these places , from either archaeological or historical evidence , but R. H. Britnell has suggested that most markets were ‘ closely related to the growth of local trade between food producers , craftsmen and tradesmen ’ . |