Example sentences of "what he [verb] be [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few smashed windows , drink , a fight or two , umpteen girls almost ‘ conquered ’ , long tall stories almost believed — but compared with what he had been used to it was the lure of the Orient , freedom , the cry of the Sirens . |
| 2 | It was only that none of this was quite what he had been used to . |
| 3 | WHILE Nick Faldo was stirring himself back to life again in the Freeport-McMoran Classic with a second round of 69 , Sandy Lyle was left contemplating what he felt was likely to be another missed cut in his final preparation for next week 's Masters . |
| 4 | What he saw was incredible to him : imperfect stones , yes , flawed , sometimes of poor coloration , but cut and set with such skill and ingenuity that their imperfections were disguised . |
| 5 | The angles and perspectives of what he saw were identical with those in the photograph . |
| 6 | Only , what he gets is one of Charlie 's list of ringers , girls who look enough like the real thing to justify what he charges . |
| 7 | This wedding is what he 's been afraid of . |
| 8 | I have also learned to pray that God will do what he sees is best for them . |