Example sentences of "[subord] [verb] what the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( a ) it enables them to demand standards of quality , and ranges of goods which fit into their market strategy , rather than accepting what the manufacturer might prefer , |
| 2 | In this situation it is obviously easier to find the fish than understand what the feature is that keeps them coming back to that swim . |
| 3 | There is nothing more interesting to a busy chief executive or personnel director than knowing what the competition are doing , what they are being paid and who is moving where . |
| 4 | He glared across the breakfast table at them , quenching the morning cheerfulness in the kitchen , and fiercely examined them at tea-time as if to see what the day had done to them . |
| 5 | Maurin gave a slight shake of the head as if to dismiss what the old woman was saying . |
| 6 | Yeah I do n't think she she would have that because see what the report says when it comes through . |
| 7 | Now four English teenagers are dead following a canoeing accident off the Dorset coast , intensifying the concerns of parents all over Britain as they watch their children set off with their mates , while wondering what the chances are that something might go horribly wrong . |
| 8 | Kaye still laughs when recalling what the house was like before — even the now cherished conservatory needed a lot of attention . |
| 9 | When told what the leaves were — for Poison Oak is well known across the Atlantic as a cause of severe contact dermatitis — she decided that she must wash vigorously ; and this she did about 1½ hours after touching the leaves . |
| 10 | When they were asked what the ( say ) ‘ egg ’ was ‘ really , really ’ the three-year-olds answered correctly that it was a stone , but when asked what the object ‘ looks like to your eyes ’ they also said ‘ stone ’ . |
| 11 | When asked what the problem was , her friends told me she had just been assigned to teach in a distant , rural middle school . |
| 12 | fewer than half the drivers questioned gave the correct answers of 70mph and 60mph when asked what the UK speed limits are for dual and single carriageway roads . |
| 13 | Environmental audits are defined as determining what the organisation has done and is doing in relation to the environment . |
| 14 | It is hoped that the following study goes a small way towards describing their experiences and situation , as well as highlighting what the inclusion of disabled professionals reveals about the orthodox professional/client relationship . |
| 15 | 2.43 Lord Reid would have added £500 on the annual dependency to allow for the shortfall created by the incidence of taxation and that , of course , is a factor that should be taken into account when assessing what the dependency is . |