Example sentences of "and [prep] what [pers pn] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What it means , of course , is that very often we have different definitions of experience and reality from men , and that much of what we say is critical of men and about what they have done to women . |
| 2 | Aileen is proud of her family for their support and for what they have achieved . |
| 3 | Long into the night he sobbed , weeping for what he had lost , and for what he had become . |
| 4 | We have liked him for being into free speech and free love , and for what he has to say about convergences of the two , and about the curbs which revolution and its regimes has placed on them . |
| 5 | We checked all but our oilies , hand baggage and briefcases into the airport lock-ups , and after what he had said about the weather , I was glad to see , when we got to the car desk , that he had laid on a four-wheel-drive land-cruiser . |
| 6 | And despite what you seem to think , I do n't see this as a game either . |
| 7 | And despite what he 'd said , less a token of affection than a means of throwing her off balance . |
| 8 | I sat for a while thinking of what I 'd said and of what he 'd told me , and I still could n't believe that any of the people I 'd come to know so well was really a murderer . |
| 9 | erm , so that if , if they then go to an appeal er , I was talking to this planning officer and I was saying that I think I 'll consult them , he said I do n't think you 'll need to he said , and of what you 've done so far is pretty good and I can get access to all the letters that have been written in , in objecting into the into the homes |
| 10 | And with what we have left here , we can stop Siward 's army from joining the others . ’ |
| 11 | Okay , so they may ask you to use something which you have n't necessarily had to do before so that they 're really all that the examiner 's testing is that you 've got a little bit of nous , a little bit of savvy and with what you 've got available you can improvise a dressing or use the dressing in a sensible manner so that your casualty 's comfortable and you 're doing the best you can for them , okay ? |
| 12 | In fifty years from then began the great wave of late Victorian building , which has so altered the appearance of places like Ambleside , especially if one compares old Church Street or the Market Place in Green 's time , to 1860 , and with what it has become today . |
| 13 | It 's paragraph seventeen , eighteen and the additional item added by Miss about a report to the April meeting on what action can be taken to implement the District Auditor 's recommendations , and from what we 've heard I think that report will also contain reference to today 's , the correct response to today 's Government four papers erm , on the policy with regard to the Rio summit . |
| 14 | The people were friendly , there was plenty to eat if they 'd wanted it , and from what he 'd seen there were quite a few unattached girls around . |
| 15 | The grooms on the train were all younger , thinner and from what I 'd seen of them in their uniform T-shirts less positive . |
| 16 | And from what I 've seen the ladies seem glad of it . |
| 17 | Taylor points out , though : ‘ It 's down to me to make sure that everyone sticks together , and from what I 've seen there is no feeling of resentment among the other lads about the way I 'm using Paul . |
| 18 | " This house is yours , she 'll never want it back , and from what I 've seen , I think you 've done her proud . " |
| 19 | Elwood looked very good indeed and possesses a lot of talent , and from what I 've seen of him , he would have done well in New Zealand . |
| 20 | And from what I 've heard about her she 's always her mouth now ! |
| 21 | He was well read and intelligent , she knew , he was respected by his men , and from what she had gathered he was a natural leader who always dealt firmly but fairly with the employers to get the best deal he could . |
| 22 | Anyway , and it was all such a , a resounding success so I , I was regaled with all the details of what she , and in what she had indulged and er , she said she went in more for the pi er she did n't go in for erm aromatherapy and the reflexology and the facials and the manicures and things , she went in for loads of bicycling and exercising and er and steam baths and things . |
| 23 | with your background in sales and in what you 've done er with your hands as well , I would put you in estate agents . |
| 24 | ‘ Well , she always brings a supply with her and by what I 've seen they 're rather dainty . ’ |