Example sentences of "[to-vb] on what [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Professor Hoskins was right to reflect on what might have happened if parliamentary enclosure had taken place today . |
| 2 | ENGLAND B were left to reflect on what might have been after missing a couple of vital tackles in their 20-16 defeat at the hands of South Africa at Bristol . |
| 3 | It is tempting to speculate on what would have been the form of the Foreign Office had this union occurred . |
| 4 | Leicester , scoring only once more despite concerted attacks , were left to ponder on what might have been . |
| 5 | The Committee was generally critical of the universities ' past role , and clearly hoped that the CNAA might be persuaded to take on what might prove to be a very substantial validating function . |
| 6 | Meanwhile conscious awareness is freed to survey the landscape , to plan a route , to talk with fellow cyclists , or to dream on what might have been or what once was . |