Example sentences of "what [pron] mother had [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jean-Paul thought of what their mother had said when he had his farewell interview with his brother . |
| 2 | Nellie 's last few words stayed in Fred 's mind and later , in the comfort of the cosy front room above the dining rooms , after Maisie had left , he was moved to speak to his young wife about what her mother had said to him . |
| 3 | The word stirred her , and she recalled what her mother had said to her the previous day : that Cork had been her home all her life , with no suffering and no want — a safe and secure home . |
| 4 | So far none of the houses they had seen qualified as commercial properties , and Juliet began to have a sinking feeling , remembering what her mother had said . |
| 5 | Sally 's sister a little girl of three months , Daryl had meant to tell Sally what her mother had said and had forgotten and now she remembered . |
| 6 | From what her mother had told her the experience would be horrendous and she had cried herself to sleep for the past week thinking about it . |
| 7 | What his mother had said was true . |
| 8 | Sarah told Joe what his mother had said , and they spoke about Chris and Maureen . |
| 9 | ‘ Kindly clean upstairs , ’ he ordered , no matter what his mother had asked her to do . |
| 10 | ‘ It wo n't come off , mister , ’ said Willie , and then Tom understood what his mother had written in the letter . |
| 11 | He kept repeating to himself what his Mother had drummed into him as a child . |