Example sentences of "and [vb past] what [pers pn] [verb] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Then , at the end of the reception , Larry came over to me and asked what I had said to the bride 's father . |
| 2 | She lit a cigarette and asked what I had thought of Marie Claire . |
| 3 | ‘ Yes , and got what he 'd refused to tell me from his wife . |
| 4 | Stephen Ross ( no relation ) , a director with 3i in Birmingham , takes up the story : ‘ We knew Alistair Ross and respected what he had done with the other poultry business . |
| 5 | Corbett leaned forward and described what he had seen . |
| 6 | In the aft compartment they went through the routine exercise of listening to the remaining six missiles and found what they had expected , nothing . |
| 7 | With his gloved hands Dalgliesh lifted the lid and found what he had expected to see , the twin to the cut throat razor lying so incriminatingly close to Berowne 's right hand . |
| 8 | Umpire Bird called Waqar for a second over-shoulder-high bouncer to Smith in his next over , and signalled what he had done with laudable clarity . |
| 9 | When the Major returned and discovered what they had done , he galloped off and , knowing the country , was able to overtake the thieves on the road to Ludlow , where he killed most of them and retrieved his property . |
| 10 | ‘ I wish I knew , ’ Gregson said wearily , and repeated what he 'd seen at Whitely . |
| 11 | Rain spun round and saw what he had seen . |
| 12 | 'A' was what I needed the most , she gave me criticism and took what I had said to her seriously . |
| 13 | She sat at the table and counted what she had left . |
| 14 | The least I would expect would be an immediate invitation from the Prime Minister , come and see me , because if it was happening on the streets of any city in Britain and the MP stood up and said what I 've said I think he would be in Downing Street within the night . |
| 15 | She sat down and sipped the wine and contemplated what she had done . |