Example sentences of "[prep] earth [verb] you [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ And what on earth made you do it ? ’
2 But what on earth made you think there were two of them ?
3 ‘ And what on earth makes you think I am ? ’
4 ‘ What on earth induced you to become anything so esoteric as a fuel technician ? ’ he demanded .
5 Once he did protest , " Why on earth did you trump my ace ? "
6 ‘ How on earth did you hook him ?
7 The lean times seemed very hard , but the thing you think of when you have some success is how on earth did you survive them ?
8 Ah , daddy what on earth did you let him do that for dear ?
9 Honestly , Bina , what on earth did you pick him up for ?
10 ‘ But where on earth did you get it ? ’
11 Lucy had looked at her aunt in puzzled silence before saying , ‘ No doubt I could find this place — but what on earth do you expect me to do when I get there ? ’
12 ‘ What on earth do you think you 're doing ? ’
13 ‘ Who on earth do you think you are ? ’ he said .
14 What on earth do you think you 're doing ? ’
15 What on earth do you think she meant by the incident she did n't like at the weekend ? "
16 ‘ If you think I 'm standing waiting for a charging animal the size of a tank to reach me … how on earth do you grab its nose before it tramples you into the turf ?
17 But why on earth have you brought me here ? ’
18 How on earth d' you expect me to sit there watching that woman being forced to humiliate herself like that ? ’
19 ‘ What on earth d' you use them for ?
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