Example sentences of "[adv] what i [vb base] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So what I 've been doing today is working on the low B strings in conjunction with our latest invention , which is a device that uses a load cell to monitor the tension of the wrap wire as it 's going on the string . |
| 2 | I want to sleep in my old room , so what I do is take the mattress and stick it back in my old room . |
| 3 | So what I do is try and think about everybody involved . |
| 4 | " I know only what I 've been told — that he is on one of the ships , " she said unhappily . |
| 5 | ‘ I know only what I have been told , I do not remember that I ever saw him . |
| 6 | Demelza , five , of Oakworth , West Yorks , said : ‘ She 's just what I 've been looking for . |
| 7 | It 's just what I 've been hoping for ! |
| 8 | ‘ That 's exactly what I 've been trying to tell you . ’ |
| 9 | There was quite a silence following this , then he said at last , ‘ Ah , that 's exactly what I 've been asking myself lately . |
| 10 | The dilemma is not even as simple as this , because under certain conditions , exactly what I need is to see someone else going through the steps , or to have my behaviour confirmed , or to hear the generality articulated . |
| 11 | This is exactly what I have been saying for years . ’ |
| 12 | Well what I 've been using is Vick and it seems to be burning . |
| 13 | Well what I do is like put it on a tray , right what we do is in the night right and if you 'd stayed up late I 'd put cheese |
| 14 | Now sir , he had continued acidly , gripping Mark by the ear , ‘ tell me , if I may be so bold as to ask , precisely what I have been talking about . ’ |