Example sentences of "[subord] to [pron] he [verb] " in BNC.

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1	I think you ‘ ll agree that his right as to what he does with that money supersedes any thoughts I may have , in the final analysis .
2	Her glance searched his face for some clue as to what he meant , and when he failed to enlighten her she asked , ‘ This relationship , you mean ? ’
3	For a moment she could only stare at him , completely at a loss as to what he meant .
4	The Home Secretary wrote to and held regular briefing sessions with Chief Constables , leaving them in no doubt as to what he expected of them ( Uglow , 1988 ) .
5	As to what he 'd been doing , there had been a couple of incidents down by the river , which on top of the morning 's ordeal , had about finished him .
6	By paying careful attention to what Marx fails to say ( his ‘ silences ’ ) as well as to what he makes explicit , Althusser hopes to recover two things : the questions Marx was trying to answer , and the general theoretical assumptions underlying his replies .
7	‘ As to what he did , it 's safe enough to tell you now .
8	Those around him anxious to please and do his bidding were in no doubt as to what he wanted and desperately sought a solution at any price that would satisfy their commander-in-chief .
9	Incontrovertibly , therefore , Johnson had embraced Jacobitism to some degree of sympathy at some stage , and perhaps even quite vehemently , and perhaps for quite a long period of his life — but , as with the formation of many political tastes and stances , the dalliance owed as much to what he disliked ( the Hanoverian kings ) as to what he espoused and idealised .
10	That representation was a deception as to what he intended to do .
11	The gleam in his eyes left no doubt as to which he preferred .
12	I was discussing with a distinguished star in the pianistic firmament the other day as to whom he felt was the finest living pianist ; no hesitation — Sviatoslav Richter !

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