Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] [pron] [verb] what [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They found that he knew what he wanted ; that he was persuasive in trying to get it ; that what he wanted was good ; and they suddenly realized that this new young professor dragged them into the twentieth century . |
| 2 | The jury found that she understood what she was doing but that her signature had been procured by her husband 's influence . |
| 3 | He reminded himself of the details and exulted as he saw what he could do with it . |
| 4 | Her heart sank as she realized what she had laid herself open to . |
| 5 | She recognised that he meant what he said . |
| 6 | We therefore assumed that he knew what he was doing , and got on with our work as well . |
| 7 | But his head cleared as the pain receded and he remembered what he had been going to ask Curtis . |
| 8 | ‘ I came because I liked what I saw when you passed me in the corridor back in Helsinki . |
| 9 | He decided that he liked what he had done — and did it again . |
| 10 | I fancied that I knew what he was thinking ; much like what Jack would have thought . |
| 11 | Maria 's eyes blazed as she understood what he was asking . |
| 12 | This had been doubly hurtful , for it meant that she not only did not want to work for and look after him but preferred his lifestyle to her own , and by implication ( for she was a lazy woman ) that meant that she considered what he did not to be work at all , merely a pleasurable means of making a great deal of money . |
| 13 | As for herself , she was uncertain she had ever had any , and yet , for all that , she sometimes joyfully felt that she knew what it was about . |
| 14 | The spokesman also stressed that anyone receiving what he or she considered to be a suspect package should exercise extreme caution and contact the police immediately . |
| 15 | The great Labour party — which brought together militants , because it thought that they knew what they could do for the working people of this country — is scornfully setting democracy aside . |
| 16 | He said what he meant and he meant what he said , |
| 17 | Okay we know where it went and we know what it was used for , but er my question to you is , is it a legitimate use of a pension fund to fund a business development scheme which involves early retirement ? |
| 18 | She , skilled in the ways of therapy , had after the first few sessions begun dissecting his own motives for him and Kevin , like an obedient dog , ended up nodding slowly as she told him clearly , fully , frankly what he meant when he said what he thought about what she or Henry felt , and how what he thought he thought about what they felt , or said they felt , probably was n't what he really felt any more than what they said they felt was really deep down what they really felt . |
| 19 | His eyes gleamed ; he smiled as he recited what it would do one day . |
| 20 | She gasped as she realised what it was . |
| 21 | ‘ But then … ’ he paused and she wondered what he was going to say ‘ … she always looks nice . ’ |
| 22 | Well the underpass takes you left if you see what I mean . |
| 23 | I knew what I had and I knew what I wanted . |
| 24 | ‘ No , ’ she said before she knew what she was going to say . |
| 25 | ‘ Oh , yes — yes , of course , ’ she agreed as she realised what he was saying . |
| 26 | Last night you got what you wanted and I got what I deserved . |
| 27 | And they sat and they plotted what they should do next . |