Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [verb] [Wh det] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked round for a stick or prop which he could use to dislodge Yussuf . |
| 2 | And I was fortunate : no one ever stopped me either to ask me for my identity card or to see what I had in my bag . |
| 3 | Crown counsel never sought by reference to the May addendum to correct the witness or to clarify what she meant by ‘ one statement , ’ nor did he reveal to defence counsel the existence of the May addendum . |
| 4 | Edit , cut , amend , interpolate or transpose what he will , there is — he began to realize — a dimension beyond him which he is not now able to reach or to shift . |
| 5 | How the poor fellow finally got his report together I do not know but I doubt that even he did n't realise that he was dealing with a supernatural force that did what it liked when it liked . |
| 6 | In the Miss LA contest that followed which she lost Michelle met a commercial agent and began auditioning for adverts , which again she hated , but again swallowed her pride . |
| 7 | But if we had not had this event we would n't have had those problems.Its the issue of New Age Travellers and illegal parties that produce what you saw last night . ’ |
| 8 | I shall not attempt to repeat what I said then , for repetition makes bores of us all in the House ; I am glad , however , that the scepticism that greeted what I had to say about the benefits of a single European currency has since been replaced by understanding and support in several quarters . |
| 9 | Just as we , in our writing , have to find the words that fit what we are trying to express , the most appropriate words , so the characters in a story , novel or poem also have to discover the language that is fitting . |
| 10 | Let's g let's go back to the cashier and see what we can do . |
| 11 | Take your hands off your stupid ears and think what we 're going to do next . |
| 12 | It will bend your ears and explain what you are listening to . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ A rare comedy emerges from the grief and anger which he expresses so fluently ’ Daily Telegraph |
| 14 | And th there 's a lot of , for Sainsburys the , the feeling being that if Sainsburys also agreed to take it , that lots of other , if there are any others , would follow suit cos everybody seems to look at Sainsburys and see what they 're doing . |
| 15 | Maryon felt quite apprehensive about the experiment and wondered what it would be like to live with Alan during the diet . |
| 16 | There are many ways to get into sex more safely — experiment and see what you can come up with ! |
| 17 | So I 'll bring that list in for you to have a look at , and you might spot your own society in there and give them a ring and see what they , they 've got on offer . |
| 18 | So er , I might , I might give our Mark a ring and see what he 's got in there . |
| 19 | When that seven year old kid went in the bedroom and saw what they were doing that did n't matter . |
| 20 | Close your eyes and visualise what you are learning , imagine what is happening , say your work out loud and listen to it . |
| 21 | She closed her eyes and wondered what they would be doing . |
| 22 | 1 Which answer matches which question ? 2 How would you describe the character she has created ? 3 Where would you most likely meet such a character ? 4 How do you think she would answer these questions : a ) Are you happy with your life ? b ) Do you have any ambitions ? c ) When did you first start living rough ? 5 What other questions would you like to ask the character ? 6 Now put this character in the hot seat and see what she says when you ask her your questions . |
| 23 | He looked down at the his programme and knew what it would say . |
| 24 | Churchill had a great time in leading for the Opposition and made what I thought was a splendid speech — but then he usually did . |
| 25 | Always meet the opposition and hear what it has to say . |
| 26 | She was one of the youngest Brownies , but she was very honest and outspoken The Pack had soon learned that Jill never feared to speak her mind and to say what she thought was right . |
| 27 | If you relax and allow the images to unfold in your imagination , in nine cases out of ten you will be able to retrace events in your mind and remember what you did with the missing object . |
| 28 | A friend , Dick Wixsom , had heard about 1051 , which was now advertised in Trade-A-Plane and he asked his son , Kevin , who was going to Florida on his spring holiday , to find the aircraft and to photograph what he saw . |
| 29 | Then , just as Tabitha was opening her mouth and wondering what she was supposed to say , a hideous crackling noise came over the robot 's speaker , and its picture was torn up by a burst of interference . |
| 30 | ‘ Open your mouth and say what you 've got to say ! ’ |