Example sentences of "what [modal v] [vb infin] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm sorry to bother you with what must seem a difficulty of my own making , and enclose a S.A.E. for your reply . |
| 2 | The problem then becomes that when the puritan literature of the early seventeenth century is examined , the seeds of what might prove a flowering of science are difficult to find . |
| 3 | Shortly after he spoke , the first of what could become a flood of disgruntled clergy announced he was leaving the Church of England . |
| 4 | So that what we did was , first of all when you filled in your initial choice and then we got a a team choice and now perhaps , what would make a lot of sense is that if we have the first few er team answers one member of this team er , and then we 'll go through the others . |
| 5 | Pictures , still and moving , can inform and excite through the eye , making real and vivid what would take a tedium of words to describe ; overhead projectors provide a more efficient , more stimulating and admirably repeatable blackboard ; records and tapes enable words , music and sounds to be replayed at will ; and all can be combined into patterns and programmes that do more than simply reinforce and enliven a lesson given in the traditional style . |
| 6 | Each organisation or society is free to decide what shall constitute a quorum at its own meeting but , when a number or proportion has been decided , it is incorporated into the standing orders and becomes binding at all future meetings . |