Example sentences of "[prep] [conj] [Wh det] [pers pn] [verb] [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 They lay in each other 's arms , as if what they had done
2 He made a sweeping movement with his hand , as if what she 'd said was of no interest .
3 She heard the amazement , as if what she 'd suggested had to be beyond all rational consideration ; certainly not anything that had ever merited any thought on his part .
4 She felt stunned , as if what he had done to her had somehow paralysed not only her limbs but her senses too , leaving her tense .
5 as if whatever he had done had cut him off from the mercy he had been seeking for so long .
6 And that was all , except of course for 3 cwt of catalogues from companies we never deal with and which we get sent through the post anyway .
7 Who she was with and what they had done .
8 I can see my life as a road , and I can go back on that road and see what I 've passed and come to terms with and what I have passed by without realising and appreciating ; how I 've stopped in various cafes on the way and met interesting people in them and had fascinating conversations when all the time I should have been speaking to the person on the next table instead . ’
9 Yes , of course , erm you know it 's very humiliating being under that regime now , but as to whether what he 's seen exactly he will not talk about it .
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