Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [verb] [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lucy 's black friend Yvonne puts it this way ; ‘ On the whole right , it 's the people in authority what brings that tension around , you know , 'cos the black people are thinkin' 'ow comes they not gettin' all the jobs , you know . ’ |
| 2 | I mean , you know , whenever have you ever known someone to get constipated from Chinese , you know , but it always happens at the Indian , always , always ! |
| 3 | Jonathon now worked on model ships under the eye of Uncle Philip and was learning how to carve them directly from wood . |
| 4 | Should you ever possess a whole ham on the bone , you must know how to carve it properly , otherwise you will waste a great deal of meat and subsequently be eating ham soup for ages . |
| 5 | You need to know where to find your enemy 's weak spots , how to hit them effectively , and which parts of your own body to use . |
| 6 | According to Carl Chilley , principal business services consultant , the problem with distributed computing has been that it has encouraged the development of technology for technology 's sake , without real thought as to how to implement it effectively in a business environment . |
| 7 | In a rather larger number of situations the authorities will have quite explicit duties but will not have been given detailed guidance on how to carry them out . |
| 8 | Mr Mowatt agreed to write an Operations check-list , outlining routine procedures , and how to carry them out , and listing actions needed in the event of problems occurring . |
| 9 | One of Mortimer 's barrister friends , his face eloquent of the excitement of the courtroom , transfixed a group of attractive girls with gory tales of murder and how to carry it out . |
| 10 | They need good records management just like other records and it will take the form of written definitions , guidelines , training and education programmes to ensure that the users — the interface to these record — know their responsibility and how to carry it out . |
| 11 | Jenny 's daddy did n't know how to thank her enough , either , when he came up — especially when he and Miss Clinton went down to the Brownies ' Bridge and saw the swollen river and realised how very brave Jenny had been to cross it . |
| 12 | And I really do n't quite know how to thank you enough . ’ |
| 13 | The air 's been teaching how to breathe them in . |
| 14 | However , most of us have very ordinary windows and want to know how to treat them well and interestingly for the least possible expense . |
| 15 | ‘ You mugs would n't know how to treat me straight if I were a twelve-inch ruler . ’ |
| 16 | Working with exciting musician/composer Jon Lever , you will explore your voice and how to treat it electronically in order to create a sound world for performance . |
| 17 | I expect I 'll soon work out how to drive it back to the quarry , and we can pick them all up . |
| 18 | ‘ How come we suddenly need a cox ? ’ |
| 19 | How come I never hear you talk about where to put the soup SCENE ? |
| 20 | Ah , how come I never get any cuddles like that |
| 21 | All right , how come I still feel it , in here ? |
| 22 | ‘ But how come you still get animal experiments if that 's the case ? |
| 23 | I slip some things into my holdall and work through five different ways to say I 'm sorry , but ‘ How come you only work night time ? ’ she wants to know . |
| 24 | " How come you always know when I 'm in New York and when I go back ? " |
| 25 | How come you never rose above the level of staff designer ? ’ |
| 26 | Yes , and I 've no idea how to spell it actually . |
| 27 | Does n't Mm , I 've forgotten how to spell it now ! |
| 28 | Sorry how d' ya how d' ya mean ? |
| 29 | Pop to the toilet if you feel the need and say farewell to family and friends , ensuring you arrange carefully how to meet them afterwards . |
| 30 | It was a nice flat with a good view and as I let myself into Stuart Street , I wished I could remember how to find it again . |