Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] what [pers pn] [vb past] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There was a picture of exactly what I wanted hanging in the salon , ’ says Susan . |
| 2 | He swallowed deeply as Michael Ryan took his hand and shook it , the animal strength of the handshake reminding him acutely of exactly what he had done . |
| 3 | ‘ By God , he goes a degree beyond even what I had thought , ’ said Iago , roused and vindicated , ‘ to warn you not to put your trust in princes and councillors . |
| 4 | Wherever she was the telexes would clatter with instructions for Moira based on either what she had seen or read . |
| 5 | She knew at once what he meant to do , for Aunt Liti had given the girls in camp enough warnings about the local gentry . |
| 6 | Leaving the whorehouse with the wig tucked under an arm , he reflected that it was worth at least what he had paid to have Surere off his back . |