Example sentences of "[coord] what [vb -s] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And what does this bit say ? |
| 2 | copied out the orders listing which battalions the Prince would visit in the coming week , and what manoeuvres each battalion should demonstrate for the Prince 's approval . |
| 3 | What is much more serious , however , and what prevents this novel taking flight is the absence of character development or even differentiation . |
| 4 | No two years are alike , and what succeeds this year may fail next : further , your early plans will be made without complete knowledge of all the factors , and modifications are bound to be necessary . |
| 5 | What is different about the pied flycatcher , and what makes this species so interesting , is that the male achieves his bigamy by deceit . |
| 6 | ‘ And what has either side to show for such carnage ? ’ |
| 7 | They can arrest me , they can do anything they want … but what does this man ( Noriega ) want ? |
| 8 | But what does this distinction mean ? |
| 9 | The poll tax is quite rightly played down by the Tories , but what has this debacle cost the nation ? |
| 10 | But what makes this machine really special is that it offers you the chance to create an unlimited range of embroidery designs . |
| 11 | But what makes this book really good , is the style . |
| 12 | The text asks , ‘ Who is like thee ? ’ , but what distinguishes this god — glorious deeds and wonders — is quite compatible with the existence of other gods performing glorious deeds and wonders of their own . |
| 13 | But what distinguishes these interchanges is the fact that the offender is so often the first to recognise that an infraction has occurred and usually initiates the appropriate repair work without being asked to do so . |