Example sentences of "of [pers pn] [vb base] what " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trouble is , I ca n't for the life of me remember what I was wearing the last time I went to see Angy , or on the day she died . |
| 2 | my Lord , I , my Lord I do recall about five years ago I , remember advising one of the future 's markets and see come to the life of me remember what was in them |
| 3 | You know , when I was bringing up my children in the early seventies I read about the the mergence of the new working woman , you know , how to balance a career and a home and children , and I could n't for the life of me think what was new about this working woman ! |
| 4 | That evening , I went to see King Lear at the Old Vic , but I was unable to shake off my self-pity and I could n't for the life of me see what the old git was moaning about . |
| 5 | Yes , the Government 's sending armaments to help Poland in her fight against the Soviet , but I ca n't for the life of me see what that 's got to do with you ! ’ |
| 6 | And , talking to these teachers , I ca n't for the life of me see what motive any of them can have . |
| 7 | I ca n't for the life of me understand what it is you see in it . |
| 8 | I could n't for the life of me understand what Emily Lightbody might see in him , except an eternal good time . |
| 9 | And next they all all three of them mean what size all three . |
| 10 | It will do so from a common perspective : that is , how might each of them handle what have been seen as necessary imperatives of organizational action ? |
| 11 | I mean they ai n't sort of I mean what they could force you to do if they really , I mean they would never do that but what they could force you to do or Les to do would be to check with all those people who I 've actually sort of made payments to , to make sure that I have . |
| 12 | Do any of you know what the law is called that gives you your rights when you buy |
| 13 | Give me my morning 's gentle stroll down to the corner paper shop , my afternoon 's lazy snooker match at the village club with a glass of you know what on the side-table , and my evening 's friendly ( is there any such thing ? ) solo or bridge games . |
| 14 | How many of you know what transpired yesterday this time outside Moat Centre . |
| 15 | Anyway did either of you see what it was called ? |
| 16 | Because he could n't for the life of him imagine what he personally could have done to her . |
| 17 | Harris knew that something had happened but he could n't for the life of him think what it might be . |
| 18 | We can none of us know what is going to happen to us , but whatever happens , we shall continue to enjoy this beautiful world , to value our friends and our family , and to be thankful for all the blessings of this life , including the gift of laughter . |
| 19 | It has particular interest in that we all know what the word means and yet none of us know what curiosity actually is . |
| 20 | He issued a call : ‘ Most of us know what we are against . |
| 21 | ‘ I 've always maintained that most of us get what we deserve in this life , ’ Wendell said . |
| 22 | It is very important that all of us learn what our individual specific response to stress may be so that we might learn to respond to this signal early on . |