Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] what a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a determination displayed within the guidelines to assess what a student can do ; and the academic distinction between Traditional subjects has been virtually eliminated . |
| 2 | See I 'm gon na use this as a exercise to prove what a charmer I am basically ! |
| 3 | Here the critic is absolved from making judgements of his own by the need to report what a jury has decided about prizes . |
| 4 | ‘ I feel that it 's my job to do what a lot of film-makers in the 80s did , which is to tell you , ‘ do n't worry , be happy . ’ |
| 5 | To put it in the broadest possible terms , we can see that intonation makes it easier for a listener to understand what a speaker is trying to convey . |
| 6 | It takes you a long while to realise what a twit you 've been for so long . |
| 7 | But Jess was not to hear the rumours or have a chance to ask what a syndicate was , because Sally and Salt came back , and seconds later a rather rosy Mrs Stocks reappeared clutching two bottles of brandy . |
| 8 | It is difficult for the present generation of comparable age to realize what a change , in this respect , has been brought about by television . |
| 9 | It took me two minutes to realise what a bunch of inaddo wimps the hacks who had managed to destroy the NME 's ridiculously high punk circulation were . |
| 10 | There are other ways besides exhortation in which citizens can be placed under pressure to perform what a government sees as the obligations of citizenship , short of coercive legal enforcement . |
| 11 | You need read no further than the picture captions listed at the beginning of the book to realise what a treat you have in store ; Norman Giving An Interview , Norma starts a pancake race , Norma bellringing and — my personal favourite — Norma and John Shop For Bathroom Fittings . |
| 12 | The Fed will also have had one eye on Japan — a working model to show what a collapse in asset values can do to banks . |
| 13 | So it 's a good idea to know what a function is |
| 14 | In order to understand what a president has to do to master that maze we must first briefly consider some relevant features of the American political culture . |
| 15 | I had just time to think what a help he was being when another boot landed in my guts and I gasped for air . |