Example sentences of "of what [vb -s] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | One view is that insider research calls for the free-ranging exploration of what goes on in the classroom without the constraint of any preconceived theory . |
2 | At any one time , therefore , most of the many beliefs that constitute our knowledge of what goes on in the world are beliefs that we do n't know we have . |
3 | But in the end , higher education is a matter of what goes on in the mind of the individual ; it is essentially a personal affair . |
4 | If we say that such-and-such a group of words are the " subject " or that some other group of words are the " predicate " in a copular verb phrase , we are , by such observations , recognizing the speaker 's intention to construct expressions which will identify certain properties and entities , and to assign some of the former to one of the latter , so as to let an audience know what entities are under attention and which properties are claimed to hold for which entities ; we take this to be the essence of what goes on in the use and understanding of linguistic expression ( whatever the purpose to which individual acts of communication are directed ) . |
5 | The law is too rigid and recognises too little of what goes on in the housing estates and back alleys of industrial towns . |