Example sentences of "but what the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think I think first of all it has to be pointed out that what the Maastricht treaty , or I would p perhaps would n't always use the word Maastricht , but what the present policies are trying to achieve is not just erm if you like , some loss of sovereignty , but some gaining of sovereignty and in subsidiarity more power for the reason in fact . |
| 2 | As the demographic balance shifts against the Russian population , the Armed Forces have also become a critical instrument of what Westerners often term ‘ national integration ’ , but what the Soviet authorities , with their characteristic mixture of Socialist and Great Russian chauvinism , prefer to term ‘ the elimination of national conceit ’ . |
| 3 | A more promising strategy is to ask not how or whether a deviant sentence can be corrected , but what the minimal changes are that will render it normal ; then we examine the nature of the changes . |
| 4 | Well we 're all struggling to think of them I suppose , but what the one lady said over here about ballad making and story telling |
| 5 | That is not the same as what it actually costs them to run their practice , but what the taxing office or county court perceives as the overall rate for solicitors in the area . |
| 6 | It was generally assumed that they would probably prove to be complementary to each other , but what the optimum mix would be was far from clear . |
| 7 | The remainder comes mostly from the countries around the Mediterranean , but what the original almond growers lack in quantity they apparently make up for in quality . |
| 8 | ‘ Look , missus , I do n't wan na be rude , but what the bleedin' 'ell 'as this all got ta do wiv me ? ’ |
| 9 | Starry eyed lovers , spoilt brats and feuding parents may be just the ticket for the maiden aunt but what the old fashioned bit of Victorian nonsense is doing surfacing in the West End in recession-hit 1992 is a mystery . |
| 10 | But what the Third World loses , the rich world gains . |
| 11 | This is not your own analysis but what the Holy Spirit wants to show you . |
| 12 | But what the flapping tongue denies the pain-scorched limbs confirm . |
| 13 | But what the patient needs is a strong antibiotic ’ . |