Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [Wh adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But fortunately most people who are asked to help in surveys are prepared to accept that they are appropriate people to answer questions on the survey for which they are approached , and particularly where people feel that they are being asked to give ‘ expert ’ information this can be seen as rather a compliment : ‘ If you want to know about how a housewife organizes her day I can tell you everything you need to know . ’ |
| 2 | For instance , a group of adolescents intending to look at how a family might drive one of its members to suicide , began their drama by working out the family 's relative positions round the graveside , concerning themselves with ‘ how it would look if it were a still photograph ’ . |
| 3 | As a governor to a Compact school you would be in a strong position to learn about how a school works and influence its management and curriculum policies . |
| 4 | Women 's moral reasoning is more ‘ relational ’ : they tend to think about how a decision would affect particular persons in a concrete situation , and make their choices accordingly . |
| 5 | In the first place you will start to think about how an actor 's work differs according to the demands of the medium . |
| 6 | There is the danger of tautology and of failing to distinguish between how a system operates and the way in which people believe it should operate . |