Example sentences of "but [pron] [prep] earth " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was obvious we could n't cope , but who on earth could we rely on to sort us out ? |
| 2 | The ‘ silken midnight cowboy ’ was a clear reference to Cyril , but who on earth was the ‘ bug-eyed monster ’ or the ‘ dead-skinned harpic harpy ’ ? |
| 3 | I knew ‘ Butcher 's Boy ’ was Danny 's call sign but who on earth could want him at two 0'clock in the morning ? |
| 4 | Nice if you can afford it , but who on earth can ? |
| 5 | Hunched in a remote and subordinate cranny of government — devising a rent bill at the Ministry of Housing and Local Government , as a matter of fact — I was not disposed to go overboard when our armed forces were launched into the attack in November ; but what on earth was intended to come out of it and how an occupation found untenable could be tenably restored and sustained by force was beyond the comprehension of this unmoved spectator . |
| 6 | ‘ But what on earth have you been up to , eh ? ’ |
| 7 | At last our driveway — but what on earth … ? |
| 8 | ‘ But what on earth would there be to do ? ’ |
| 9 | But what on earth was he studying ? |
| 10 | but what on earth is the salt ? |
| 11 | But what on earth made her compare them ? |
| 12 | Hypnosis and levitation and poltergeists were all very well , and so was remembering the page of a newspaper , but what on earth did devils mean ? |
| 13 | But what on earth made you think there were two of them ? |
| 14 | That was her first spontaneous thought , and then , but what on earth was he doing here on a Saturday morning ? |
| 15 | ‘ But what on earth is quality management and how is it any different from ordinary management ? |
| 16 | Admittedly , 200 years of wandering the earth in search of vengeance does little for anyone 's hairstyle or personal charm , but what on earth did that first Gittel see in her ? |
| 17 | Lucy had looked at her aunt in puzzled silence before saying , ‘ No doubt I could find this place — but what on earth do you expect me to do when I get there ? ’ |
| 18 | But what on earth were they doing ? |
| 19 | But what on earth could have happened ? |
| 20 | But what on earth am I gon na put him in his sandwich now ? |
| 21 | Yeah , but what on earth were they doing sat in their |
| 22 | But what on earth is Boaz gon na do ? |