Example sentences of "what [noun] [verb] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is what Magnus says about girls he does n't like and it 's very funny . |
| 2 | Much of what Gassendi says about the acquisition and formation of ideas became commonplace among later empiricists , being developed by Locke in more detail and at much greater length . |
| 3 | However powerful or disruptive other actors become , the theoretical framework is still set by what states decide about guidelines or , in a systems perspective , what states are pressured into deciding by the demands of the system . |
| 4 | From what Brownlow knew about Frank Arbuthnot and his half-sister , he would n't be a tethered goat from choice . |
| 5 | and get to grips with the real world , then th er as well as what Jim said about the fact that we pay staff lieu time , and we pay them overtime , and |
| 6 | In his History of the Abbots Bede says that Ecgberht , king of Kent , sent a certain Wigheard to Rome where he wished him to be consecrated archbishop , and only subsequently in the Ecclesiastical History does Bede report that Oswiu and Ecgberht consulted together on what action to take about a successor to Deusdedit and that they agreed on the choice of one of Deusdedit 's clergy , Wigheard , whom they sent to Rome to be consecrated ( HE III , 29 ) . |
| 7 | So that 's what Grimma meant about the frogs . |
| 8 | To consider whether Freud overestimated the importance of sex in human psychology it is necessary to consider exactly what Freud said about sex in human psychology . |
| 9 | You know what Richard thinks about Suez , but he does n't really listen to me — how do you think that makes me feel ? ’ |
| 10 | You heard what Giles said about vets being available all day and night . ’ |
| 11 | Now , while I am at least mildly interested in his thoughts on evolution , why would the publisher of Angell 's book believe I would care what Gould thought about a baseball book ? |
| 12 | There is a difference , however , between what Mill says about the conditions of a colour-word being used meaningfully , and what Wittgenstein says . |
| 13 | ‘ What people get from government is what administrators do about their problems rather than the promise of statutes , constitutions or oratory ’ ( Edelman , 1964 , p. 193 ) . |
| 14 | I wondered what Ant thought about the path Genesis had followed since his departure . |
| 15 | Indonesia 's President Suharto , a good Javanese , may ruefully be recalling the legend these days as he ponders over what attitude to take about the Gulf war . |
| 16 | However , before going on to consider what Wittgenstein says , let us look at one of the implications of what Brentano says about the knowledge we have of beliefs , expectations , hopes , and so on . |
| 17 | Remem remember what daddy said about that |
| 18 | What daddy said about the road . |
| 19 | What investigators worried about were the effects on the pre-adult of films depicting ‘ an exciting robbery , an ecstatic love-scene , the behaviour of a drunkard , and the like ’ . |
| 20 | She knew it would keep him away from home even more than usual , and wondered what Elaine thought about that . |
| 21 | We 'll see what Joey says about this . ’ |
| 22 | I think we all need to bear in mind that as far as what Mr said about what the approved strategy was and what the Secretary of Sta of State previously said . |
| 23 | I 'm not asking for a lesson on highway modelling particularly at half past four in the afternoon but what 's your reaction to what Mr said about the way in which your model would perform in other words on an all or nothing basis , when it 's shorter it all goes that way ? |
| 24 | The reason I shall vote against the motion and for the amendment could n't have been put more succinctly than it was by Mr , I think Mr made the most pertinent remark that has been made in the debate today , when in opposition to what Mr said about individual freedom he said this is a matter of personal conscience . |
| 25 | I know what Bodo said about letting the matter lie , but I do n't agree with him . |
| 26 | It might be said that what Wittgenstein says about the criteria of someone having understood a colour-word provides a reason for answering the question affirmatively . |
| 27 | I tried to apply what Wittgenstein says about the dual use of the word ‘ strain' to the dual use of the word ‘ hot ’ , and wrote up my conclusions in a paper entitled ‘ Berkeley and Sensations of Heat . ’ |
| 28 | Money transfers What evidence exists about direct transfers of money between relatives , what kind of sums are involved and between whom ? |
| 29 | She wanted to know what Jed thought about the Dobson affair . |
| 30 | It does not do any harm to have a look and see what firms say about themselves in the various directories , including The Legal 500 , The Chambers Directory of Solicitors and Barristers and The Law Society Directory . |