Example sentences of "what [vb -s] 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 . ’ |