Example sentences of "of what i [vb past] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That night I watched television and did some paperwork , amending the maps to include the newly named Black Destroyer Hill , writing a brief description of what I 'd done to the rabbits and logging both the effects of the bombs that I 'd used and the manufacture of the latest batch . |
| 2 | Helen asked me to explain what I meant , and listened carefully to the long story of what I had suffered at Gateshead . |
| 3 | After a while Lily began to talk , and I realized that she understood nothing of what I had said about the war . |
| 4 | Some of what I had glimpsed on the afternoon when he excised my acne was his own miniature collection of alchemical equipment . |
| 5 | I HAVE always had a clear idea of what I hoped to achieve at certain points in my life , which has given me a sense of direction . |
| 6 | It 's from the Bible , actually , and it would have formed a small part of what I wanted to say to you this morning ; ‘ Do n't make friends with people who have hot , violent tempers . |
| 7 | ‘ Because of your ridiculous behaviour this morning I shall save most of what I wanted to say until next week , when I hope that we can have a more ordered start to the school assembly . |
| 8 | I see that the clock is moving on , so I shall leave much of what I wanted to say until another day , and let the hon. Member for Bolsover speak . |