Example sentences of "[v-ing] to know [pron] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though popular with patients , such a departure from traditional practice has been known to outrage consultants , demanding to know what the researcher is doing with their patients ! |
| 2 | She took the programme from his hand as if wanting to know what the song was , but her eyes were shut as she bent her head over it . |
| 3 | Within a week he was a member , within a fortnight he 'd come out at home and within three weeks his father was at the CHE group wanting to know what the hell was going on . |
| 4 | ‘ Wanting to know what the sheriff had to say to you , I suppose . |
| 5 | All over the burrow , both the newcomers and those who were at home were accustoming themselves to each other in their own way and their own time ; getting to know what the strangers smelt like , how they moved , how they breathed , how they scratched , the feel of their rhythms and pulses . |