Example sentences of "really understand what " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is something that the British harp on that incessantly , using it as the main reason for choosing one restaurant over another , but do we really understand what it means and are we consistent in our assessment of perceived value ? |
| 2 | I did n't really understand what it was all about except that there were always sugar lumps in my pocket for when I did n't feel very well . |
| 3 | I do n't really understand what he 's doing , but it 's OK to watch him for a bit . |
| 4 | I could n't really understand what he was going on about , and I did n't like the way he shook my hand so blummin hard . |
| 5 | Many students are shy , and , if they see that the librarian is busy , do n't like to explain that they did n't really understand what was being said . |
| 6 | This was partly due to the fact that I did n't really understand what I was supposed to be doing and partly because I had a very intricate felt-pen and biro decoration to complete on my pencil case ( which obviously took priority over maths work ) . |
| 7 | I did n't really understand what he was after but , although some of his questions sounded rather peculiar , I answered as best I could . |
| 8 | This is possible as it is obvious in Mark 's Gospel especially that the disciples did not really understand what the Messiahship of Jesus meant . |
| 9 | Looking forward , and viewing ourselves as contributing to the development of provisionally held theories , it seems to offer no more than the hope that we might make a contributions even if we do not really understand what , how , or to what . |
| 10 | When researchers want to understand what it is like to be , say , a Moonie , they can submit themselves to the sorts of conditions that a Moonie experiences — so far as these are social ; but the real Moonie can , quite legitimately , protest that if the researcher does not have a personal experience of God or actually know in their heart that it is the Unification Church which has discovered the best way to live , they can not really understand what it is like to be a Moonie . |
| 11 | The majority , however , did not really understand what we were talking about and were unable to gain anything useful from us . |
| 12 | Once you abandoned the theorist 's armchair and his gloomy study and actually got out there among living tribesmen , then and only then could you really understand what was going on . |
| 13 | ‘ I do n't really understand what they 're talking about , ’ she said , ‘ but now it 's the only thing on in the morning . ’ |
| 14 | But his use of the -le ending reinforces the idea that he does n't really understand what -e does as his attempts at mise chifing and stown have already shown . |
| 15 | He did n't really understand what had happened or why , but he sensed things would never be quite the same again . |
| 16 | I did n't really understand what she was saying , but I could see that she despised me . |
| 17 | Although I was 17 I did n't really understand what having a stroke could mean . |
| 18 | Telling her she 's naughty probably wo n't have much effect on her at this stage , as she wo n't really understand what that means . |
| 19 | Did she really understand what she was taking on ? |
| 20 | I did n't really understand what he was on about , to tell you the truth . |
| 21 | If you do it first , you 're gon na really understand what I 'm going on about . |
| 22 | The Euro Cities Conference in , and this is where the Tories fall down on the facts , because Councillor does n't really understand what Euro Cities is about . |
| 23 | The Euro Cities Conference in , and this is where the Tories fall down on the facts , because Councillor does n't really understand what Euro Cities is about . |
| 24 | ‘ Will your family still be here ? ’ asked Nina , glancing from Rachel to David and back to Rachel again , a slightly bemused look on her face as if she did n't really understand what was happening between them but wished she did . |
| 25 | ‘ Childbirth ’ our local priest called it , but I did n't really understand what he was on about until several years later when I came up against the problem again . |
| 26 | So he was , for it was , it was a perk , or something like that , I , I could n't really understand what they , they were getting at . |
| 27 | I , I do n't really understand what you mean by just the I do n't understand what you mean by just being okay |
| 28 | And if your child is dyslexic , reassure them that they are not the only child , there are other children who share this problem , that they in fact are not stupid , or mad — and quite often they think they are mad , they can understand what is wrong with them because they do n't really understand what they 're supposed to be doing . |