Example sentences of "[prep] what [modal v] [vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problem then becomes that when the puritan literature of the early seventeenth century is examined , the seeds of what might prove a flowering of science are difficult to find . |
| 2 | Concern for people requires an understanding of what will motivate individuals to work harder and more effectively , and also an understanding of what can make a work group as a whole improve its motivation and norms of working . |
| 3 | Shortly after he spoke , the first of what could become a flood of disgruntled clergy announced he was leaving the Church of England . |
| 4 | I 'm sorry to bother you with what must seem a difficulty of my own making , and enclose a S.A.E. for your reply . |
| 5 | Asked about what might spoil a friendship , the breaking of a confidence and ( for boys ) ‘ stealing ’ another person 's girlfriend were considered particularly disloyal . |